MP: 5-year-old allegedly raped, killed by person accused of raping her aunt

The accused had threatened the family with dire consequences when he was arrested in June for raping the girl’s aunt. He has been booked for rape and under the POCSO Act

Updated on: Feb 5, 2021, 16:40:25 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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A 31-year-old man released on bail a fortnight back allegedly raped and killed the five-year-old niece of a Dalit woman he is accused of raping in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena in June last year, a police officer said.

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Police superintendent Sunil Kumar Pandey said the accused had threatened the family with dire consequences when he was arrested in June for raping the girl’s aunt. “...[he] was released on bail 15 days ago,” he said.

The girl’s body has been sent for post-mortem and a heavy police force has been deployed in her village as residents took to the streets demanding capital punishment for the accused. “Guards have been deployed at the house of the victim. Police and administration are trying to pacify them [the residents],” said Pandey.

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Pandey said the accused has been rearrested and booked for rape and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

He added the body of the girl, who stayed with her grandparents, was found in a pool of blood hours after she went missing on Thursday. “...[she was] rushed to a nearby hospital where a doctor declared her brought dead.” The accused was seen near the murder scene when the girl’s family was looking for her in a nearby agricultural field.

The girl’s grandfather called her murder a revenge killing. He added they fear for their lives as the family of the accused could harm them. “Our lives are under threat. We want protection and also justice for my granddaughter.”

(With inputs from Mahesh Shivhare in Gwalior)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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