New Delhi, April 12: In a horrifying
incident, a six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her grandfather and
another person in the presence of her three-year-old brother in Kolar area in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
Both the accused were arrested and a probe into the incident is on.
The local police said that the incident took place around eight days ago adding however, it came to light on Thursday after the girl's mother noticed something amiss. The victim's mother managed to get her to speak about what happened, following which a case was lodged and the girl's grandfather and the man were arrested. The police said the grandfather offered Rs 20 to the victim to persuade her not to report the incident of rape to her parents.
"The two men have been arrested on the basis of information obtained from the girl and her three-year-old brother by counselors,” said a police officer at the Kolar police station under whose jurisdiction the horrible incident happened.
The local police said that during the course of their investigation it was found that a man named Sanjay took the siblings to his home and then raped the girl, and the girl's maternal grandfather also raped the victim later. The exact date of the incident is being investigated as siblings are unable to provide the right date and time when the incident took place. The two accused also gave her Rs 20 and threatened her against speaking about the incident to anyone."
The two have been charged for gang rape under the provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Chandrakant Patel, inspector at the Kolar police station said.