Minor Dalit girl in UP’s Badaun alleges rape main accused arrested
Budaun (UP), (PTI) A 15-year-old Dalit in the Badaun district of Uttar Pradesh has accused a young man of raping her and his three companions of molestation, a police official said on Tuesday.
July 17, 2025
The official added that a case has been registered in this connection and the main accused has been arrested.
SHO of Alapur police station Udayveer Singh told PTI that the case has been registered against the accused for molestation, tearing the clothes, indulging in violence, hurling abuses and under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
When asked whether the section of rape has been added against the accused, the SHO said that action will be taken on the basis of the statement given by the minor girl.
According to police sources, the victim’s father filed a complaint alleging that his daughter had gone to dump garbage at 5.30 pm on July 14, when Mohit and Nanhe (brothers) and their two other companions, who were already sitting there, molested and hurled casteist slurs at her.
“Meanwhile, Mohit raped my daughter, while Nanhe and two other boys beat and molested her while using casteist slurs,” the father said in his complaint. Hearing the screams of the girl, the villagers reached there and caught Mohit and handed him over to the police, while his three companions managed to escape.
Circle Officer (CO), Dataganj, KK Tiwari said that the girl’s statement is being recorded and she has been sent for medical examination. “As of now, a case has been registered on the basis of the complaint,” Tiwari said.
He also said that main accused Mohit (21) has been arrested, and Nanhe (19) and his two companions are being searched for.
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