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A nine-year-old girl was allegedly drugged, raped and dumped on the road by an unknown person in the Maharashtra city of Jalna, police said on Monday (October 14, 2024).
After the incident took place around 11:00 on Sunday (October 13, 2024) in Chandanjhira area, the girl was rushed to the district hospital in a critical condition and then transferred to the Government Medical College and Hospital in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, they said.
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The girl is out of danger, Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar Bansal told the media.
Five people have been arrested, he said, adding that as the first evidence, one person is suspected of being involved in the crime.
Angry locals staged a ‘rasta roko’ (blockade) on Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar road and demanded that the culprit be brought to justice.
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The criminal picked up the girl from her home alone, fed her drugs and then raped her and left her on the street according to the police. The deceased lived with his mother who went to get help for the program. When the woman returned home, she could not find her daughter.
After a frantic search, he found the girl on a nearby street, according to police.
The woman then filed a complaint at the Chandanjhira police station.
Published – October 14, 2024 04:40 pm IST
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