Minor rape case: Accused traced, claim police

Three days after a seven-year-old girl was found dumped in a pit in a semi-conscious state near her relative's place - where she had come to attend a wedding from Punjab - the Uttar Pradesh Police claim to have traced the accused and are also bringing him to Delhi. Cops say the accused, who is a distant relative of the girl's family, had run off to stay with his brother in Maharashtra — after committing the barbaric act.

The young girl has been on a ventilator since she was brought to Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital in Delhi on Friday morning. The family had been informed that she is critical and even if she survives, the recovery will take a long time.

"Doctors says she is still not stable, and is fighting for life. Everyone is praying. I have been informed that the police have tracked down the accused. I wish for a torturous punishment for this animal so that others like him get a lesson too," said the father.

The 35-year-old accused hails from Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh and had come to attend the wedding with his parents and brothers in the Loni area of Ghaziabad district. A night before the wedding, he had lured the child away, taken her to a secluded place — just a few hundred meters away from the wedding venue — and raped her.

-*...& ANALYSIS*-

· Crime against minors have been on a rise and is a serious concern in the city. 
 
· Minors, who are more fragile and easily lured, become an easy target for these men. They also sometimes fail to identify the accused, making it easy for them
 
· Law enforcers and other agencies need to take drastic measures to curb such crimes

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· Delhi
· Uttar Pradesh Police
· Baghpat
· Maharashtra
· Minor rape case
· Punjab
· Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital

Tue, 2 May 2017-07:50am
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