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Chhattisgarh: An official said that a teenage boy was detained in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh for sexually assaulting and murdering a 3-year-old girl. After receiving information about this incident local police reached the on spot.
According to the police report, his uncle was arrested for concealing evidence. Bilaspur Superintendent of Police Rajnesh Singh said that the incident happened in Sirgitti on Sunday evening.
About this incident the Bilaspur Superintendent of Police said,”The child was playing near her house while her father was out on work. After she went missing, her mother mounted a search and was told by a neighbour that the child and the 14-year-old accused were seen going towards the toilet in his house.”
He added that the girl was found profusely bleeding after her mother knocked on the toilet door repeatedly and forced the accused to open it. He also said, “The child was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared her dead on arrival. We detained the boy and lodged a case of murder.The post mortem conducted on Monday revealed injuries to her private parts and nail and bite marks on her body.”
The official said that based on the post mortem report, charges of sexual assault and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act were added. The SP informed that the boy’s uncle was arrested under Indian Penal Code sections 201 (causing disappearance of the evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender).
