Auraiya (Uttar Pradesh), October 22: Another horrific incident of child sexual assault has been reported from Uttar Pradesh. This time the crime has been reported from a village in Bidhuna Kotwali of Auraiya, where a young man lured a four-year-old minor with biscuits and later sexually assaulted her.

The incident took place on Wednesday, when the accused, Ram Naresh, a resident of Dhanbali, was visiting his sister. Here he enticed a four-year-old minor girl and started playing with her. When alone with the victim he took advantage of the opportunity, took her to the fodder room, and brutally raped her. As the condition of the girl started deteriorating, the accused fled the crime scene leaving the victim writhing in pain.

Alarmed by the victim’s screams her family members approached the spot and found her in a terrified and mutilated state. They immediately took her to a nearby medical facility and simultaneously informed the police.

The victim was the neighbour’s daughter of the accused’s sister. Based on the complaint, police reached the crime spot, searched for the culprit and caught him hiding in a nearby room and detained him based on the complaint filed.

The four-year-old girl was later referred to a district hospital from CHC.

Inspector Shashi Bhushan, in-charge of the Kotwali, said that a case has been registered under section 376 (rape) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act. CO Bidhuna Mukesh Pratap also arrived at the scene immediately after receiving information about the incident and conducted an inquiry.

SP Abhishek Verma and ASP Shishya Pal later met the victim’s family in the evening and visited the village to check whether the investigations were going on properly.