5-year-old girl raped in UP, 1 held

The incident occurred at a village under Jalalabad police station area on Monday evening when the girl was playing outside her house

Shahjahanpur: A youth has been arrested for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur district, police said on Tuesday.

The incident occurred at a village under Jalalabad police station area on Monday evening when the girl was playing outside her house, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Nipun Agarwal said.

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The suspect, aged 18, has been arrested and the girl sent for medical examination, police said.