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Two Men Arrested For Raping 15-Year-Old Girl In Rampur: Report

The survivor's father informed the police that two labourers engaged in building Additional Superintendent of Police (SP) Arun Kumar Singh’s house took his 15-year-old daughter to a nearby field and allegedly raped her there.

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Tarini Gandhiok
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A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two labourers in Kemri, Rampur district, Uttar Pradesh recently. Police officials have registered a case and arrested two men in connection with the rape.

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15-Year-Old Girl Raped In Rampur

As per an ANI report, Additional Superintendent of Police (SP) Arun Kumar Singh said, "A person informed us that two persons who are engaged in labor work to build our house took his 15-year-old daughter in the field and raped her". Police registered a case as soon as they were intimated about the incident. SP Singh further revealed that the “two accused persons have been arrested and police probe is underway.”

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Rampur Witnesses Rising Cases Of Crimes Against Women

Notably, Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur district has witnessed numerous cases of crimes against women in recent years. Earlier this month, a police constable deputed at a Rampur police station was booked for allegedly raping a woman at gunpoint. Reportedly, the constable raped the woman continuously for five to six months and threatened her against sharing her ordeal with anyone.

In June 2020, police arrested a man for allegedly raping his eight-year-old daughter in a village in Rampur’s Milak tehsil. Reportedly, the crime took place when the child’s mother had gone to her parents’ house. Back in 2017, a Rampur police official was arrested for allegedly trying to rape a six-year-old girl inside a police outpost. Read more about it here.

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Sexual Crimes Against Minors In India

There has been a surge in the cases of sexual crimes against minors in India in recent past. Earlier this month, a 12-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by her three minor cousins in Gujarat’s Navsari district. Consequently, the girl discovered that she was pregnant after visiting a hospital due to acute stomachache.

Also Read: Dalit Girl Raped And Killed In Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki District: Report

Last month, five men allegedly gangraped a minor girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Imalia Sultanpur area. Reportedly, the men also videotaped the crime and uploaded the video on many social media sites. Last year, in August, a 50-year-old man from Muzaffarnagar allegedly raped a differently-abled minor girl for several months and impregnated her.

Tarini Gandhiok is an intern with SheThePeople.TV

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