UP SHOCKER! 2-year-old raped in Budaun, charged after police encounter | WATCH

A toddler girl was raped by a man from her village in Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday evening. The suspect was arrested after a confrontation with the police.

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Rape in Uttar Pradesh: In a gruesome incident, a two-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man from her village in Binawar police station area of Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh. The suspect was arrested in the early hours of Friday evening after an encounter with police.

According to police, the crime took place on Thursday evening when the suspect took the toddler to a rice field on the outskirts of the village, where he allegedly raped her.

A senior police officer said that after the heinous act, the suspect abandoned the child in the field and fled the scene.

“The child was crying, which was heard by villagers, who rushed to the spot and found her in critical condition,” said Superintendent of Police Alok Priyadarshi. The locals then rushed the victim to a district hospital where she narrated the ordeal to her parents, the SSP said.

A complaint was filed by the girl’s father, on the basis of which the police began an investigation and launched searches to arrest the suspect, the officer said, adding that the perpetrator was eventually located by the police during the search for suspicious vehicles .

A police team cornered the suspect, who opened fire, but it was returned. This led to an encounter during which the suspect sustained an injury on his leg, the officer said, adding that he was apprehended from Dhauspur road around 3 am on Friday morning.

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“The suspect was sent for treatment and arrested,” the SSP said, adding that a police vehicle was damaged during the encounter and another case has been registered against him.

Police have registered an FIR against the suspect under Indian Penal Code section 376AB (punishment for rape of women under 12 years of age) and POCSO section 6 (punishment for aggravated sexual assault), the official said.

Further investigation is ongoing, he said.

(With PTI inputs)