A government employee in the Agriculture Department in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr was arrested for allegedly raping a 10-year-old Dalit girl and committing bestiality.
According to police, the incident took place on Monday at the house of the victim girl in a village in Shikarpur block.
The accused is identified as Gajendra Singh, 57, son of Dharampal, resident of village Rasulpur. He has been arrested. The accused allegedly raped the girl inside the house and had unnatural sex with a goat.
Speaking on the incident, DSP Shobit Kumar told news agency ANI, "On 12th August 2024, at around 10 pm, information was received at PS Ahmadgarh that a person namely Gajendra son of Dharampal resident of village Rasulpur had gone to the house of an acquaintance in a village during the day and there he found the acquaintance's daughter alone and molested and raped her, he also misbehaved with a goat. In this regard, a case was immediately registered and the accused has been arrested. Legal action has been taken against the accused..."
The entire act was caught on video by a child, who was standing nearby.
Based on the complaint, Gajendra Singh was booked under the SC/ST Atrocities (Prevention) Act, POCSO Act, section 65 (2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, police said.
Police have sent the ADO to jail, the officer said, adding, the victim's family will be extended financial help.