<p>A thirteen-year-old girl, a resident of Pasikhera village in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district, was allegedly gang raped by two youths on Friday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The girl had gone to an orchard to pluck some mangoes when four youths caught hold of her and took her to a secluded spot. <br /><br />While two youths identified as Vijay Pal and Gyan Singh allegedly raped her, Rajjan and Ram Singh allegedly tried to kill her by strangling her.<br /><br />Later, they left her there in a semi-conscious state thinking her to be dead. The villagers found the girl in the unconscious condition.<br /><br />She was rushed to a government health centre. Then she was referred to Kanpur. On gaining consciousness, she narrated the entire matter to the police. <br /><br />FIR registered<br /><br />Police have registered an FIR with naming the four accused persons. A medical examination of the minor would be conducted, police said.<br /><br />Police suspect the accused had raped her to take revenge from her father, who was a key accused in the murder of Rajjan and Vijay Pal’s brother Shiv Singh. <br /><br />Her father and some others had allegedly killed Shiv Singh three years ago following a minor dispute, police said. The girl’s father was released from the jail only a couple of days ago.<br /><br />“It appears to be an act of revenge. A case of rape has been registered against Gyan Singh and Vijay Pal, and a case of attempt to murder has been registered against Rajjan and Ram Singh. All the accused are absconding,” Kotwali inspector R P Yadav said.<br /></p>
<p>A thirteen-year-old girl, a resident of Pasikhera village in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district, was allegedly gang raped by two youths on Friday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The girl had gone to an orchard to pluck some mangoes when four youths caught hold of her and took her to a secluded spot. <br /><br />While two youths identified as Vijay Pal and Gyan Singh allegedly raped her, Rajjan and Ram Singh allegedly tried to kill her by strangling her.<br /><br />Later, they left her there in a semi-conscious state thinking her to be dead. The villagers found the girl in the unconscious condition.<br /><br />She was rushed to a government health centre. Then she was referred to Kanpur. On gaining consciousness, she narrated the entire matter to the police. <br /><br />FIR registered<br /><br />Police have registered an FIR with naming the four accused persons. A medical examination of the minor would be conducted, police said.<br /><br />Police suspect the accused had raped her to take revenge from her father, who was a key accused in the murder of Rajjan and Vijay Pal’s brother Shiv Singh. <br /><br />Her father and some others had allegedly killed Shiv Singh three years ago following a minor dispute, police said. The girl’s father was released from the jail only a couple of days ago.<br /><br />“It appears to be an act of revenge. A case of rape has been registered against Gyan Singh and Vijay Pal, and a case of attempt to murder has been registered against Rajjan and Ram Singh. All the accused are absconding,” Kotwali inspector R P Yadav said.<br /></p>