Two men arrested for raping minor girls, one a five-year-old girl and another 17, in different parts of Lucknow on Saturday.
According to police, one Arvind Yadav, 22, was arrested from Ghanta Beg Gadiya locality of Saadatganj police station limits for showing porn to a five-year-old girl and raping her.
The police said Arvind was familiar with the girl’s family and often used to play with her. He committed crime when her parents were not present around her. The accused has been booked for under Indian Penal Code section 376 AB for rape with minor under 12-years of age and under sections 5 and 6 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
In another incident, a 28-year-old man Sohaib Hussain was arrested for raping a 17-year-old girl and threatening her with dire consequences if she informed it to he family members and police. The police said the accused has been booked under IPC section 376 for rape and sections 3 and 4 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.