A 10-year-old dalit girl was gangraped and burnt alive while another minor from the community and a mentally challenged teenager were sexually assaulted in fresh rape cases in UP ahead of the planned launch of a campaign by Mayawati government to tackle crime.
In Ghaziabad, a 10-year-old dalit girl was gangraped and burnt alive in Anwarpur village, the police said. The incident came a week after a 35-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped and burnt alive by three persons in Etah.
The minor girl, whose parents had gone out for work, was overpowered by some men who entered her house on Saturday evening, they said, adding that they raped her and set her afire when she called out for help.
The victim was rushed to a local hospital. She was later referred to GTB Hospital in Delhi where she succumbed to injuries.
Senior police officials reached the village, falling under Pilakhuwa police station.
One person was arrested Saturday night in connection with the case and the girl’s body was sent for post-mortem, the police said.
While security in the village has been tightened, SDM, Hapur, Pushpa Devrar has started a probe into the incident on the directions of district magistrate Hredesh Kumar.
In Barabanki, a 11-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly raped by a youth in Dewa area, the police said on Sunday.
The victim was dragged by a youth to a secluded place and raped while she was returning home in Ibrahimpur Khurd village Saturday night, they said.
The accused Shiv Kumar has been arrested, the police said.
In Hathras, parents of a teenager lodged a complaint with police that the girl was raped by her uncle Kishori on June 24. The police has arrested the accused. The rape incidents came as chief minister Mayawati prepared to chair a high-level meeting of officials on Monday.
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Cong denied permission for march
Age Correspondent
Lucknow
June 26: The Mayawati government on Sunday evening clamped prohibitory orders under Section 144 in the state capital, ostensibly to thwart the Congress nyay march, scheduled to be held on Monday in protest the rising crime graph.
“In view of the prohibitory orders in the state capital, we have denied permission to the Congress to take out any march or hold a meeting,” said a senior official.