10-year-old girl raped by youth in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad, accused absconding

FIROZABAD: A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a youth in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place on Monday night in Jasrana area when the girl was going to her home after attending a party hosted by a former village head.
At the time, a 20-year-old man from the same village caught her and raped her, Jasrana police station SHO Jitendra Kumar Dwivedi said.
An FIR was registered on Tuesday based on a complaint by the girl's family members, he said adding that attempts are on to arrest the accused, who is absconding.
The girl has been sent for a medical examination.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)