Nine accused have been arrested in the gang rape of an 11-year-old girl in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
The main accused is also a suspect in a murder case. The Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Nagpur Rural Police, Pooja Gaikwad, declared that the 9 suspects were detained in Umred town, Nagpur district, on suspicion of gang raping an 11-year-old girl, when police officials investigating a murder case learned that their primary suspect was also accused of rape.
SDPO Pooja Gaikwad said, “Nine people have been arrested in Umred town of Nagpur district on charges of gang rape of an 11-year-old girl after police officers investigating a murder case stumbled upon information that their prime suspect was an alleged rapist too.”
The girl was taken to a government medical college in Nagpur where the reports confirmed her multiple rapes.
Reportedly, the girl’s parents were oblivious of the incident and came to know only when the police approached them narrating the entire situation.
In addition to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, all of the accused have been charged with violating sections 376 (d) (gangrape), 376 (2) (n) (repeatedly raping the same lady), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.
The case in under investigation and further details are awaited.