Five-year-old girl raped by three minor boys in Ballia, UP | Latest News India

A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by three boys in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district, PTI reported on Saturday, citing police.

All the accused, aged six, 13 and 16, were arrested. The incident took place on the night of October 16 in Kotwali police station area.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Vikrant Vir said the girl was raped by the three boys on the roof of her house. They lived as tenants there.

After receiving information about the incident, SP Vir visited the crime scene and inspected it along with a forensic team, the SHO added.

Station House Officer (SHO) Yogendra Bahadur Singh said that based on a complaint filed by the girl’s mother, a case was registered against the accused under the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses ( POCSO) Act on Friday night.

All three accused have been detained and are being questioned, Singh added.

Last month, a seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two minor boys, one aged 8 and the other aged 7, at a deserted place under Sadar Kotwali police station area in Ballia.

The two boys who live in the neighborhood allegedly lured the girl to a deserted place under the pretext of playing with her and raped her.

The girl returned home bleeding and informed her parents. They immediately rushed her to the District Women’s Hospital for treatment and informed the police, police said.

Following a complaint from the family, the two accused minors were detained and interrogated, and were later taken to a government children’s shelter.