39-year-old arrested for kidnapping and raping 8-year-old in Haryana

GURGAON: Nuh police have arrested a man for allegedly kidnapping and raping an eight-year-old girl in the district.

Police said that the victim sustained injuries and was hospitalised following the assault.

According to the police, the incident took place on Thursday evening when the minor was walking alone to a nearby market to purchase snacks.

An officer said that the suspect had spotted the child and lured her under the pretext of helping him carry a cot inside his house. However, when the girl went inside, the suspect locked the door and raped her, police said.

The minor, however, managed to escape after raising and rushed to her home. She narrated the ordeal to her parents after which police were alerted.

Police said that the suspect, is a drug addict who lived alone, had fled after the incident but was arrested on Friday. He was produced before a court on Saturday and forwarded to judicial custody. Medical examination confirmed sexual assault, and the survivor recorded her statement before a judicial magistrate, supporting the allegations in the FIR.

The victim is currently receiving counselling and medical treatment.

“An FIR was registered on the complaint of the victim’s parents under Section 96 (procuration of child) and Section 137(2) (kidnapping) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 6 (aggravated penetrative sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act at the Women’s Police Station, Nuh.” the officer said.