A 6-year-old girl was critically injured after she was raped in Maharajganj district.

The incident took place in a village under Purandarpur police station and the victim was admitted to hospital by the family members. They informed the police that the girl had gone with other family members to graze goats on the edge of the forest on Sunday evening. She was suddenly found missing after which the family launched a hunt but failed to locate her.

The incident came to light when the girl was found crying. When the family reached her, they were shocked to see her lying in a serious condition with clothes soaked in blood near her private parts. She was immediately rushed to the community health centre in Pharenda, where she revealed the name of the accused. The family members subsequently informed the police.

After getting information about the incident, the cops reached the hospital and later also visited the spot with a forensic team. After registering a case against the accused at Purandarpur police station, the police raided the house of the accused and also arrested him. 

Top police officers also visited the hospital. They claimed that the accused used to live next door. 

Superintendent of Police Dr Kaustubh, who reached the spot, confirmed rape of the girl and the arrest of the accused.

Meanwhile a minor girl, whose mutilated body was found near the Pariyar crossing in Unnao district on February 23, had been raped by her boyfriend, who then crushed her under his vehicle with the help of his friend.

Both the accused have been arrested while the two vehicles used in the crime have also been seized, police said.

After the body of the Class 9 student was found, the police had registered a case of gang-rape and murder on the basis of a complaint filed by the victim's family. Superintendent of Police Siddharth Meena had formed separate teams for a breakthrough in the case.

The SP said that the girl's boyfriend Pintu Rawat, 19, of Pariyar and his friend Rohit Rawat, 19, of Galharapur had been arrested.

According to the district police chief, Pintu called the girl to meet him on February 22 night. After she arrived, he took her to a deserted place and forcibly established physical relations with her. At the same time when Pintu received a call from the girl's uncle on his mobile phone, he reportedly asked her to go back home, but she remained adamant and refused to return, and instead asked him (Pintu) to take her with him. "Pintu claimed to be so scared of this that he hatched a plan to crush the girl to death. For this, he called his friend Rohit who came in another four-wheeler. Then he took the girl to Pariyar market. As soon as the girl got down from the vehicle, Pintu ran his car over her. Then Rohit also crushed her with his vehicle. After the girl died, the two fled the spot," said an official.