Minor girl raped by 26-year-old cousin in UP, arrested

BAREILLY: An eight-year-old Class III student was allegedly raped by her 26-year-old married cousin in a village in Phoolbehad area of Lakhimpur Kheri district on Tuesday night.

The girl was playing outside her house when the accused, a labourer and a resident of the same village, took her to his house and raped her, said police.

The accused was booked under section 376AB (rape on a woman under 12 years of age) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act.

Police said that she was sent for medico-legal examination on Wednesday after recording her statement in the presence of her mother.

Phoolbehad police station SHO Shyam Narayan Singh said, “The medical examination confirmed that the girl was sexually assaulted. The accused was sent to jail. During questioning, he had admitted to having raped his cousin. The girl is stable. Now, we will record her statement in the court.”