Bihar: Minor boy held in Muzaffarpur for raping 4-year-old girl

PATNA: A 17-year-old boy was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl at a village under the Deoriya police station area in Muzaffarpur district. The juvenile was picked from Deoriya Purani Bazaar while he was trying to escape.
The minor girl’s mother had lodged an FIR with Deoriya police station in connection with the incident on Tuesday. The boy’s parents were also arrested on Tuesday evening from their house while the accused had managed to flee.
SHO of Deoriya police station Uday Kumar Singh said the boy’s parents were arrested for helping him and pressuring the girl’s family not to approach the police.
The girl was undergoing treatment at Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) in Muzaffarpur. Police sources said the girl’s medical examination was done on Tuesday. According to police, the girl was not in a condition to give her statement.
The SHO said the girl’s mother alleged in the FIR that her daughter was taken by the minor boy to a secluded place in the backyard of their house, where she was raped.
“The incident had taken place on January 5 around 4.30pm when the girl was playing alone. The accused lured her out of the house on the pretext of giving chocolate. When the girl returned home, she narrated her ordeal to her mother,” Singh said.
He added, “The girl’s family did not approach the police initially either due to social stigma or the fear of the boy’s family. When the girl’s condition deteriorated on Monday, she was taken to the hospital. Her mother lodged the complaint only after her husband reached Muzaffarpur on Tuesday.”