<p>Amid the nationwide outrage over alleged gang rape and brutal killing of a Scheduled Caste teen, Hathras witnessed yet another horror, when a six-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped by a relative of hers, died at a Delhi hospital, on Tuesday.</p>.<p>According to the police sources in Lucknow, the girl, a resident of Hathras, had gone to a relative's house in the neighbouring Aligarh district, where she was allegedly raped by her maternal cousin last month.</p>.<p>The minor was held captive at a relative's house in Iglas area of Aligarh district and was rescued on September 17, Senior Superintendent of Police Muniraj G told PTI.</p>.<p>It was alleged that the child was locked in the toilet after being raped. Her father, who came to know about the incident later, got her admitted to a hospital in Aligarh from where she was referred to a higher centre in Delhi. She died there on Monday.</p>.<p>The accused, who was a minor and allegedly mentally retarded, was sent to a shelter home, sources said.</p>.<p>The father of the victim, however, claimed that the cops had arrested the wrong person and that its the elder brother of the arrested minor, who had raped the child.</p>.<p>"On a complaint by a social organisation police raided the house, which belonged to a relative of the victim, found the girl and admitted her to Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College hospital where she was being treated till four days ago," the SSP told reporters.</p>.<p>"The boy's mother, who is the maternal aunt (mausi) of the victim, is reported to be an accomplice in the crime and is absconding," SSP Muniraj said.</p>.<p>The SSP said the Iglas police station SHO has been suspended for negligence. He also said two police teams have been constituted to trace the woman.</p>.<p>Enraged over the incident, a mob blocked a busy road in the district on Monday night demanding the arrest of the culprits and suspension of the local police station in-charge, who had threatened the victim's family after they demanded action against the perpetrators.</p>.<p>The blockade was lifted late at night after the administration announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh and suspended the SHO of Sadabad police station.</p>.<p><em>(With PTI inputs)</em></p>
<p>Amid the nationwide outrage over alleged gang rape and brutal killing of a Scheduled Caste teen, Hathras witnessed yet another horror, when a six-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped by a relative of hers, died at a Delhi hospital, on Tuesday.</p>.<p>According to the police sources in Lucknow, the girl, a resident of Hathras, had gone to a relative's house in the neighbouring Aligarh district, where she was allegedly raped by her maternal cousin last month.</p>.<p>The minor was held captive at a relative's house in Iglas area of Aligarh district and was rescued on September 17, Senior Superintendent of Police Muniraj G told PTI.</p>.<p>It was alleged that the child was locked in the toilet after being raped. Her father, who came to know about the incident later, got her admitted to a hospital in Aligarh from where she was referred to a higher centre in Delhi. She died there on Monday.</p>.<p>The accused, who was a minor and allegedly mentally retarded, was sent to a shelter home, sources said.</p>.<p>The father of the victim, however, claimed that the cops had arrested the wrong person and that its the elder brother of the arrested minor, who had raped the child.</p>.<p>"On a complaint by a social organisation police raided the house, which belonged to a relative of the victim, found the girl and admitted her to Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College hospital where she was being treated till four days ago," the SSP told reporters.</p>.<p>"The boy's mother, who is the maternal aunt (mausi) of the victim, is reported to be an accomplice in the crime and is absconding," SSP Muniraj said.</p>.<p>The SSP said the Iglas police station SHO has been suspended for negligence. He also said two police teams have been constituted to trace the woman.</p>.<p>Enraged over the incident, a mob blocked a busy road in the district on Monday night demanding the arrest of the culprits and suspension of the local police station in-charge, who had threatened the victim's family after they demanded action against the perpetrators.</p>.<p>The blockade was lifted late at night after the administration announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh and suspended the SHO of Sadabad police station.</p>.<p><em>(With PTI inputs)</em></p>
