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The state was rocked by two sensational crimes against children as a seven-year-old girl was raped and murdered in Kaushambi while a three-year-old girl was battling for her life after being raped in Mainpuri.
In Kaushambi, the victim from Kokhraj police station area was murdered after being raped. Her body was recovered and an autopsy was conducted.
As per reports, a snake charmer of a village in Shivli in Kanpur Dehat district was living with his family in Kokhraj area for the last fortnight by setting up a tarpaulin hut.
The snake charmer’s seven-year-old daughter went out around 5:30 pm on Thursday and never returned after which the family launched a search for her.
Around 10 pm, the victim’s family informed Kokhraj police about the disappearance of the minor girl.
During the search, the body of the girl covered in blood was found in a pigeon farm about 600 metres from the railway station.
The police took the body into custody and sent it for autopsy.
The victim’s father accused the child’s uncle of rape and murder. The cops raided the house of the accused but he absconded.
Meanwhile in Mainpuri, Sudha (name changed), of Bhogaon locality accompanied her parents to a marriage function on Wednesday night. She was playing at the venue from where she suddenly disappeared.
One of the woman guests went to the toilet and was shocked to see the girl lying in a pool of blood and a youth running out of the toilet. She raised an alarm after which other guests rushed and shifted the girl to a hospital.
Superintendent of Police of Mainpuri, Ajay Kumar, said that soon after being informed about the crime, the child was rushed to a hospital. He said that the doctors said that the girl was raped and her condition was serious but stable.
A case of rape under Section 376 of the IPC and POCSO Act was registered and a dozen persons were detained for questioning.
He said that the guest house in which the incident took place had eight close circuit television (CCTVs) cameras but due to some technical snag, recording of the event could not be made.
Four teams have been formed and a computer sketch of the accused was drawn with the help of the eyewitness. The police were also taking the help of video recording of the function made by a photographer to identify the culprit.