Man brutalises 6-year-old with iron rod in Gujarat

On the eve of International Women's Day, the shocking incident of a six-year-old girl being assaulted with an iron rod in her private parts has come to light in Ahmedabad.

The incident occurred on Sola Road, adjacent to the upmarket Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway. 

Kaushal Anil Singh Chauhan, a security guard in his 20s at a construction site, reportedly lured the girl into the basement of an under-construction office site on Friday afternoon and inserted an iron rod into her private parts.

According to police reports, Chauhan's action stemmed from some old feud with the girl's father. 

The child remains hospitalised, and is stated to be in a critical condition. The police said while it has booked Chauhan under Section 375 (d) of the IPC, they were exploring the option of booking him under Section 376 (for rape) as well, following the Supreme Court's directives after the December 16 gang-rape case in Delhi. 

It is also considering applying relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, to Chauhan.