Dehradun, July 17: In a shocking incident, an eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped by five boys in Uttarakhand’s Sahaspur when her parents were not home. According to details by police, the boys, aged between nine to 14 years confessed that they had watched pornography two days before committing the crime. The accused boys have been detained and were remanded to a juvenile home by Chief Magistrate of Juvenile Justice Board Bhavdeep Rawat.

According to a report by PTI, the alleged incident took place on July 12 and came to light after the victim's parents reported the matter to the police on Saturday. Police informed that the incident took place when the girl was playing outside her house and the boys lured her to an empty house by offering her chocolates. The boys then took her to the empty house, which belonged to one of the accused and gangraped her.

The victim’s parents were not at home when the incident took place. Seeing the child silent and refusing to have dinner, her mother asked the girl why she was upset and quiet. Describing her ordeal, the girl narrated the incident to her mother.

According to a report by PTI, the chief magistrate of the juvenile justice board expressing shock over the incident and said it was an indication of the dangerous consequences of free access to the Internet and advised parents to keep mobile phones out of the reach of children.

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