13-year-old girl raped by security guard at Uttarakhand's GB Pant University; held

RUDRAPUR: A 13-year-old girl was raped by a 28-year-old security guard at an abandoned quarters on the campus of Govind Ballabh Pant University in Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar district.Pantnagar SHO Nandan Singh Rawat said, "The accused was under the influence of alcohol and allegedly lured the survivor, a Class 5 student, to an abandoned govt residence on the campus on Friday evening. He was arrested from a relative's house in Pantnagar on Saturday." University staff noticed suspicious activity and alerted the security team, which informed the police. The survivor was rescued, while the accused fled the scene.Following a complaint by the girl's family, Pantnagar police registered an FIR under BNS sections 65 (punishment for rape), 351(3) (criminal intimidation) and 127 (wrongful confinement) and sections 3 and 4 of the Pocso Act. The survivor underwent a medical examination and her statement was recorded before a magistrate.