PATNA: Police on Sunday arrested a 60-year-old man on charges of raping a three-and-a-half-year-old girl in
Hajipur
town three days back.
Police said the incident took place at the terrace of a house around 11am on December 16. The child, who received injuries in her private parts, was treated at a private hospital before being shifted to the district sadar hospital.
The accused was identified as
Vinod Bhagat
alias
Vinod Bhandari, a resident of Sarairanjan village in Samastipur district. He had come to Hajipur to attend the marriage of his niece. The rape survivor is the daughter of Vinod’s elder niece.
Sadar SDPO Raghav Dayal said the matter came to light on Saturday when the girl’s mother approached the police. “Family members had tried to hush up the matter by agreeing to bear the cost of the girl’s treatment. Her mother, however, approached the police two days after the incident. An
FIR
was lodged with the Women’s police station in this connection,” he added.
SHO of Women’s police station
Pushpa Kumari
said the cops have started an inquiry into the incident. “The girl’s mother had washed her blood-stained clothes, pillow and bedsheet out of ignorance. We could not collect anything as evidence from the spot,” she added.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
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