Nagpur, September 17: A shocking incident of rape has come to light from Maharashtra, where a 9-year-old girl was allegedly raped in Nagpur. The alleged incident occurred at around 4 PM on Sunday, September 15, in Nagpur's Pardi area. Police officials said that the crime was committed in the presence of the victim's five-year-old sister. They also said that after raping the minor girl, the accused, whose identity is not known, gave the victim's sister INR 20 to keep mum.

Soon after the incident came to light, cops launched a probe and are searching for the accused. According to a report in The Times of India, the alleged incident occurred when the two sisters were alone at their home in Pardi. An official said that the victim's parents, who work as daily wage labourers, were at work at the time of the incident. Nagpur Shocker: Widowed Woman Pays INR 2 Lakh to Cousins To Murder Mother-in-Law Over Property Dispute, Accused Arrested.

The alleged incident came to light when the survivor narrated her ordeal to her parents after they returned from work. The victim's parents immediately took their daughter to the police, who sent the survivor for medical examination. Cops said that the medical exam confirmed that the minor girl was raped. It was also learned that the survivor had blood stains on her undergarments.

Based on the inputs of the victim's sister, cops suspect the accused to be a Marathi-speaking man with a "tilak" on his forehead. They also suspect the accused being aware of the sisters being alone at home during the day while their parents were away for work. During the preliminary investigation, cops learned that the accused had tried to exploit the minor girl sexually but left after she raised an alarm. Nagpur Shocker: Man Kills Elderly Father for Refusing To Massage His Feet in Maharashtra, Arrested.

Officials also said that the family hails from Gondia and had returned to Nagpur around three months ago after staying in their native place for a few years. The family had shifted to Gondia after the survivor's father met with an accident.

Women and Child Helpline Numbers:

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

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