A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 25-year-old youth at Daridih village under the Muffasil police station here on Wednesday morning in Giridih district.
According to police sources, Asish Kumar Gupta, a tenant in victim’s house in Daridih village, allegedly raped the minor in her house when her parents had gone for domestic work. It was the screams of the girl that drew people and led to the rescue of the child .The youth was caught red-handed and arrested when the parents of the victim approached Muffasil police.The girl was also sent for medical examination –said officer-in charge R.K.Rana. .
According to the statement, victim’s mother, Baby was playing at the doorsteps of her house while she was engrossed in household chores .Her husband is a daily wage worker who has gone to town area for daily work. At around 11 am Asish Kumar Gupta, picked up baby on the pretext of playing with her and raped her .When the girl started crying aloud ,local people gathered there and rushed the child local hospital while another group of people dragged out Asish from the room from the house and thrashed him. Though the incident occurred in the morning, the matter was reported to the police in the evening on Wednesday.