PATNA: A three-year old girl was allegedly raped by a minor boy at a village under the Pratapganj police station area in
Supaul district on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. Police arrested the accused on Tuesday and handed him over to the
Juvenile Justice Board after hearing.
The 14-year-old boy allegedly entered the house of the girl child when she was alone with an intent of committing theft, but allegedly raped her.
The Pratapganj police booked the boy under relevant sections of the
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (
POCSO) Act after girl’s mother approached the police on Monday.
Supaul SP D Amarkesh said the minor boy committed the crime when the family members of the girl had gone to attend a wedding ceremony. “The girl was alone in the house. Her mother alleged that after returning home in the midnight, she saw her daughter crying. The girl’s mother also saw that the accused, who lives in the same neighbourhood, was escaping from her house,” he said.
The SP said the girl’s condition was stable and her medical check-up was done at sadar hospital.
“The police arrested the accused from his home on Monday. However, he escaped from the police custody in the night. He was again arrested on Tuesday and produced in the court,” he said.