‘Sexually-assaulted’ minor girl dies of injuries in Kanpur
An eight-year-old girl, who was found inside a manhole with severe injuries, has died at a hospital in Kanpur, India. The accused, an eight-year-old boy, has been sent to a juvenile home.
KANPUR Less than a week after being hospitalised, the minor victim of ‘sexual assault’ succumbed to her injuries at the city’s Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital on Saturday. The girl, an eight-year-old, was found inside a manhole with severe injuries five days ago in Chakeri.
Victim’s father has lodged an FIR in this connection. The accused, an eight-old-boy, has been sent to juvenile home, said Amarnath Yadav, ACP Chakeri. The girl had gone missing on evening of May 22. Later, she was found inside the manhole with injuries on her body.
Her diagnosis showed swelling in the intestines. She was conscious initially but on Saturday, her condition worsened and she died due to multi-organ failure, said one of the doctors treating her. In her statement, she told police that a boy who lives in the same locality forced himself upon her. When she screamed, he ran away pushing her in the manhole.
“The boy was taken into custody on May 24,” said a police officer. During medical examination by a panel of doctors, no injuries were found on her private parts, said the official. The boy has been sent to a juvenile home.