This story is from March 3, 2021

Bihar: Boy held for 3-year-old girl’s rape in Jamui

A three-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 19-year-old boy at a village under the Khiara police station area in Jamui district on Monday, police said on Tuesday. The accused, Hareram Manjhi, was thrashed by locals and handed over to police. The girl, according to police, has sustained severe internal injuries.
Bihar: Boy held for 3-year-old girl’s rape in Jamui
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PATNA: A three-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 19-year-old boy at a village under the Khiara police station area in Jamui district on Monday, police said on Tuesday. The accused, Hareram Manjhi, was thrashed by locals and handed over to police. The girl, according to police, has sustained severe internal injuries.
SHO (incharge) of Khaira police station Shambhu Sharma said the accused would be forwarded to judicial custody after production in a local court.
“An FIR has been registered with Women’s police station in Jamui on the basis of the complaint lodged by the girl’s mother,” the SHO added.
He said the incident took place around 10am on Monday. “Hareram took the girl to an abandoned house and raped her. Her cries alerted the locals who caught hold of Hareram and thrashed him. The police reached the spot after getting information and arrested the accused, a resident of Kaiyyar Dhanwa village under the Chandradeep police station area in the district,” the SHO added.
Jamui civil surgeon Dr Vinay Kumar Sharma said the girl was profusely bleeding when she was brought to the sadar hospital for treatment on Monday. “She has received grievous injuries in her internal body parts. She was allowed to go home with family members only after bleeding stopped at night. A woman doctor has examined her,” he said, adding the minor’s condition was stable.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
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