Uttar Pradesh: Dalit girl raped by man in Amethi, FIR registered

A 13-year-old Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh was allegedly raped and filmed by a man from her village. He threatened to kill her and leak the video. She told her mother. Her father filed a complaint. Police are investigating

Amethi (UP): A 13-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly raped by a man, who also filmed the act, in a village here, police said on Sunday.

The accused, who is also from the girl’s village, has been detained and is being questioned, they said. On Friday evening, the accused called the girl out of her house and raped her in the village in the Bazar Shukul police station area, police said.

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The man also filmed his act. He threatened to upload the video online and kill the girl if she told anyone about the incident. However, the girl narrated her ordeal to her mother after returning home, they said.

The girl’s father lodged a complaint at Bazar Shukul police station on Saturday, they added. Station Officer Abhinesh Kumar said that based on the complaint filed by the girl’s father, a case has been registered against the accused under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

The girl was sent for medical examination. The accused is being questioned, Kumar said.