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5-year-old girl raped by teenage boy in Gurugram slum; accused apprehended

Gurugram crime news: Police said the girl told her family that the boy from the neighbourhood barged into the house and allegedly sexually assaulted her.

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Updated Aug 25, 2022, 07:33 IST

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Gurugram: There seems to be no end to crimes against women and girl child. In a shocking incident reported from Gurugram district of Haryana, a five-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a teenaged boy at a slum in the city.

Meanwhile, police have detained the boy and sent him to correctional home. The victim and the accused live in the same neighbourhood.

The girl's mother has filed a complaint in this regard. The crime took place when the girl's parents left the home for work and she was alone at home. After the parents returned home from work in the evening, the girl was found bleeding profusely from her private parts, according to a report in PTI.

Police said the girl informed her parents that the boy from the neighbourhood forcefully entered the house and sexually assaulted her.

After the police were informed, they took the injured girl to a hospital. She was discharged a day later.

A case has been registered against the accused under Protection of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on Tuesday night at Badshahpur police station. The accused boy was later identified by the locals and detained by the police.

The accused, who is around 15, was produced before the Juvenile Justice Board and was shifted to Faridabad correction home, said SHO Sandeep Kumar.

In a similar incident reported from Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh, a five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her 13-year-old relative on May 12. The accused was later apprehended and sent to Children Welfare Home in Prayagraj.

Police said the minor boy was apprehended under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act by a "child welfare police officer" following a preliminary probe into the incident.

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