Three-year-old girl raped by cousin in UP’s Budaun

BAREILLY: A three-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her first cousin in a village under Wazirganj area of Budaun district in UP on Monday evening.
The girl had gone missing early in the day and was found abandoned at a desolate place in the night, said police. As the family found out that the girl was sexually assaulted by her cousin, they informed police.
Soon, district magistrate Kumar Prashant and senior superintendent of police Sankalp Sharma rushed to the village and met the girl’s family.
Police said the girl was shifted to a hospital, but her medico-legal examination would be done on Tuesday.
Police have, meanwhile, booked the accused under IPC section 376 (rape) and relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence (Pocso) Act. The accused was arrested from a field where he was hiding in an inebriated condition, said police.
The DM said, “The victim’s family will be provided all those assistance which are given to the families of rape survivors. We will monitor the case and ensure speedy trial by a special Pocso court.”
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)