Madhya Pradesh Shocker: Man Held for Raping 9-Year-Old Girl at Village in Morena; Victim Admitted to ICU

Morena, September 24: Police arrested a man on Tuesday morning for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girl at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district, officials said. After the incident on Monday evening, the girl was found lying unconscious at an agricultural field outside the village, located under Nagra police station limits, where she had gone to graze goats owned by her family, according to police officials. Katni Shocker: Woman, Her Grandson Brutally Thrashed With Sticks by GRP Officials in Madhya Pradesh; Disturbing Video Surfaces.

She has been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the district hospital and her condition is stable, a Morena police release said without elaborating on the victim's injuries. The incident was reported to police at around 6 pm on Monday, following which a case was registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, it said. Bhopal Shocker: 3-Year-Old Girl Raped by School Teacher in Madhya Pradesh’s Capital; Probe Underway.

Following the FIR, police constituted five teams and arrested the 28-year-old accused at 5 am on Tuesday, the release said. After the victim was found unconscious in the field, her family members took her to a government hospital in Porsa, from where she was referred to the district hospital, police said. The victim has been admitted to the district hospital and undergoing treatment in the ICU, the release said. The police and administration are in constant touch with her family, it added.

Women and Child Helpline Numbers:

Childline India – 1098; Women’s Helpline – 181; National Commission for Women Helpline – 112; National Commission for Women Helpline Against Violence – 7827170170; Police Women / Senior Citizen Helpline – 1091/ 1291; Missing Child and Women – 1094.)