GURUGRAM: A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered on Sunday by her neighbour in a village under the jurisdiction of Bhondsi police station.
The minor belonged to a family of migrant labourer from Uttar Pradesh, who had been working in Gurugram for the past seven years. The accused is a migrant labourer too.
The incident occurred when the minor’s father was at work and his wife and their three children — two sons and the girl — were at home. The accused allegedly visited their house and took the girl out on the pretext of buying her something to eat. When the child did not return for hours, her mother informed her husband and went out to search for her.
The girl was found unconscious in a field along with the accused, who immediately fled the spot. The child was declared dead on arrival at a hospital. An FIR has been registered under sections 302 (punishment for murder), 376(2) (rape) of the IPC and relevant sections of the POCSO Act and SC/ST Act.
The accused has been arrested. The girl’s post-mortem will be conducted on Monday, police said.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
