New Delhi:

Amid a nationwide outrage over the rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor in Kolkata, a 14-year-old girl has died after allegedly being raped by her teacher in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra.

The victim, a Class 8 student, was a resident of a village in Duddhi of the Sonbhadra district. She died late Tuesday at the Banaras Hindu University Hospital in Varanasi, where she was admitted for 20 days.

The accused – Vishambar – is on the run.

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According to the victim’s family, the accused worked as a sports instructor in the school and had called her to participate in a sports event on December 30 last year. He then took her to his house and raped her.

The family said the victim, fearing public shame, didn’t them anything and that her health gradually deteriorated after the incident.

She was sent to Chhattisgarh to visit her relatives, where she was treated but her health condition remained the same. The victim then broke the silence and told her aunt about the incident, and was then admitted to the hospital.

Accused Paid Family Rs 30,000

According to the family, the accused gave them Rs 30,000 to remain silent.

The family said they didn’t report the incident to the authorities because they feared public shame. But as the victim’s health condition worsened, her father filed a police complaint on July 10 and a case was registered against Vishambar, a resident of Ballia in Uttar Pradesh.

The police have registered a case under the POCSO Act and formed two teams to arrest him.

“The accused will be arrested soon,” a senior police official said on Tuesday.

थाना दुद्धी क्षेत्रान्तर्गत एक छात्रा के साथ हुए दुष्कर्म के संबंध में क्षेत्राधिकारी दुद्धी श्री प्रदीप सिंह चंदेल की बाइट-@Uppolice@adgzonevaranasi@digmirzapur@ANI@Live_Hindustan@bstvlivepic.twitter.com/mU9GVU6TCy

— Sonbhadra Police (@sonbhadrapolice) August 16, 2024

The incident comes amid a nationwide outrage over the rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor during her working hours in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

The 31-year-old’s semi-naked body was found in the seminar hall of the government-run hospital last week.

Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh):

A minor girl was allegedly raped by two youths in the Faridpur police station area of Bareilly, police said on Saturday.

The minor’s health deteriorated after the alleged crime as she fell unconscious, the police said, adding that the accused tied her hands and legs and threw her under a trolley before fleeing the scene.

The police reached the spot after receiving word of the alleged crime and rescued the minor from under the trolley.

It took a long time for the minor to regain consciousness, the police informed, adding that she narrated her ordeal to her family members.

A complaint was registered against the accused, the police informed, adding that an investigation is underway.

This is a developing story and more details are awaited.

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UP:

A man has been arrested for allegedly abducting a 15-year-old girl in UP and raping her for three months, police said on Sunday.

She was allegedly abducted by Pawan Bind on May 28 and taken to Surat in Gujarat. She was rescued from Ballia on August 28, they said.

Based on a complaint by the girl’s father, an FIR was registered in the matter on charges of rape and kidnapping under IPC and the POCSO Act.

In her statement to the police, the girl claimed that she was taken to Gujarat by the accused, where he illegally married and raped her for three months, a police officer said.

She was later brought to Ballia again following which she was rescued by the police. The accused was arrested on Saturday, the officer added.

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