Minor girl raped in MP; 4th case in less than 10 days

A 14-year-old tribal girl was allegedly raped by four persons in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Wednesday. This is the fourth incident of rape of minor girls in the state in less than 10 days.

The crime was committed at Tejpur village, near here, on Tuesday, Assistant Sub-Inspector K L Ahirwar of Gourjhamar police station, said.

A woman neighbour allegedly asked the victim, a school dropout, to go to her house to help with some domestic chores, he said.

When the girl went to the house, the woman allegedly locked her in a room, where four persons raped her all day, Ahirwar said.

The girl's parents, who are construction workers, found her missing when they returned home and started a search. The victim was found dumped near a government school in the village in an unconscious state late in the night, the police officer said.

Police rushed the girl to the district hospital where her condition was stable, he said.

The accused were detained on Wednesday and sent for medical examination after the girl gave a statement, district Superintendent of Police S Shukla said.

4th incident

A case of rape under the IPC and relevant offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act were registered against Gopal Ahirwar, Parmendra Patel and two minors.

A case of abetment was registered against the woman neighbour who allegedly helped them. The accused would be arrested, Shukla said.

On June 26, an eight-year-old girl was raped by two men in Mandsaur. A 15-year-old girl was raped by three persons in Jabalpur district on June 28, while a four-year-old girl was raped by a man in Satna on July 1.