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MP man rapes 9-year-old girl in front of her brother
A nine-year-old girl was raped in front of her 11-year-old brother while they were returning from school in Bhind district on Tuesday, police said. The accused, Arvind Valmiki (24), stopped the siblings…
The Story in Brief
A nine-year-old girl was raped in front of her 11-year-old brother while they were returning from school in Bhind district on Tuesday, police said. The accused, Arvind Valmiki (24), stopped the siblings and offered them a ride on his motorcycle. He first drove them towards fields by a canal, then diverted to a spot behind the school, where he raped the girl. When the boy tried to intervene, Valmiki beat him.
The children were abandoned at the scene. The girl lost consciousness. The brother managed to reach home and tell the family, who rushed her to hospital. Police have registered a case under the POCSO Act and are conducting raids to arrest Valmiki, according to station in-charge Ravindra Sharma.
The Indian Opinion
This crime is beyond brutal. While the police are doing the obvious by searching for the accused, the question is why no CCTV or community watch stopped him from taking two schoolchildren to a secluded spot in broad daylight. The test will be how fast the state secures a conviction under POCSO and whether nearby schools get safety patrols. If the answer is just another FIR, this district will have failed its children.
Sources (2): ndtv.com, hindustantimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
