Chandigarh, December 25
A five-year-old girl was raped in the Mauli complex at Mauli Jagran village today. The suspect is said to be 34-year-old Rajeev, a resident of Rajeev Colony. He is yet to be arrested. According to the police, Rajeev lured the girl into his friend’s house and raped her.
Rajeev has been staying in the victim’s neighbourhood for the past two days. He had come there after a fight with his wife. This morning, when his friend had left for work and the girl was alone at her home, Rajeev approached her. He is said to have lured her into his friend’s house by offering biscuits. He raped the girl there and fled the spot.
The girl’s parents, both daily wage earners, were not home at the time of the incident. The girl informed them about the incident when they returned home.
The police got a medical examination of the girl conducted and registered a case under the POCSO Act. —TNS