This story is from March 24, 2021

Bihar: Man held for rape of 7-year-old girl in Lakhisarai village

One Prakash Tanti, 50, was arrested in a Lakhisarai village Monday night for allegedly raping a seven-year-old in the name of offering her peas at least 20 days back. Police apprehend that at least four more minor girls might have fallen victim to his lust, but their parents were yet to lodge any case yet. The incident took place under Kajra police station area of the district.
Bihar: Man held for rape of 7-year-old girl in Lakhisarai village
The incident took place under Kajra police station area of Lakhisarai district.
PATNA: One Prakash Tanti, 50, was arrested in a Lakhisarai village Monday night for allegedly raping a seven-year-old in the name of offering her peas at least 20 days back.
Police apprehend that at least four more minor girls might have fallen victim to his lust, but their parents were yet to lodge any case yet.
The incident took place under Kajra police station area of the district.

An FIR has been lodged against Tanti by the victim’s mother with Women’s police station in Lakhisarai.
Women’s police station SHO Rita Kumari said besides the victim, a five-year-old girl was also raped by the accused, but her parents were not ready to lodge a complaint.
“Police came to know that at least four more minor girls in the village might have been raped by the accused,” she said.
The SHO said it was first a five-year-old girl, who had complained to her mother against the accused on Monday for touching her body parts when she had gone to his shop.

“When the villagers came to know about it, the seven-year-old girl’s mother quizzed her as she has been continuously remaining ill for the last 20 days. She had even complained of pain in her private parts, but her mother probably failed to understand the gravity of the situation,” the SHO said.
She said Tanti, who runs a general store in the village, had taken the victim to a secluded place on the outskirts of the village in the name of giving her peas.
“There he raped the girl, who returned home silently and fell sick,” the SHO said.
She said the girl’s medical examination was conducted on Tuesday and the accused was forwarded in judicial custody.
The SHO said the five-year-old girl’s parents are educated and run a business in Lakhisarai while the seven-year-old girl’s mother is uneducated and her father works as a daily wager outside Bihar.
“Tanti lived in the village with his wife and son. Further investigation is going on,” the SHO added.
(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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