Six-year-old girl raped in Uttar Pradesh

Deoria: A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a youth in a village in Deoria, following which the accused was arrested, police said on Saturday.

On Wednesday, the accused allegedly lured the girl to his room on the pretext of showing her certain things and raped her, they said.

The victim's family alleged that they were being pressured by the accused kin against lodging the complaint

According to police, the complaint was lodged last evening and the girl was sent for medical examination. A case has been lodged in the matte and the youth has been arrested, they said.

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