Lucknow, July 4: A shocking incident of rape has come to light from Uttar Pradesh, where a 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a teenager. The alleged rape incident occurred in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur. Police officials said that the youth raped the minor girl at gunpoint in Sitapur. The incident occurred when the girl was on her way home from school.

According to a report in the Times of India, the youth intercepted the minor girl and took her at gunpoint. After this, the teenager forcefully took the minor girl to an abandoned hut and raped her. While the victim did not report the incident to her family, the matter came to light when her brother came across an objectionable video of her, and the accused shared on social media. Uttar Pradesh Shocker: Man Arrested for Raping 6-Year-Old Girl in Shahjahanpur.

Following this, the family approached the police and lodged an FIR on July 2. Acting on the complaint, the police launched a manhunt to nab the accused. Anil Kumar Singh, SHO of Mahmoodabad, said that the FIR was registered under the new laws. During the preliminary investigation, cops learned that the accused was a minor who was studying in class 11.

The police managed to trace the accused based on his electronic footprint. The SHO also said that the youth will be questioned to know how and from where he acquired the gun. Meanwhile, the police have deleted the objectionable videos of the girl shared online. However, they have preserved evidence of the objectionable videos to use in the case. Uttar Pradesh Shocker: One-Month Child Kidnapped From ICU Ward of Private Hospital in Bareilly; FIR Registered.

While an investigation in connection with the case is underway, the victim's father said that his daughter is in a state of trauma after the objectionable video surfaced online.

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