A 12-year-old girl on her way to school in Noida was allegedly raped by a 20-year-old man on Wednesday, prompting the police to arrest the accused, according to officials. The accused, however, tried to escape and clashed with the police personnel leading to gunshot injuries to him as he was taken into custody once again, they said.
“The girl was on her way to school in the morning when the accused met her and lured her to an isolated area in Sector 32 and forced himself on her. The matter was reported to the local Sector 24 police station and the accused was soon held,” a police official said.