Two autorickshaw drivers were arrested on Thursday in connection with the rape of a minor girl, who was found wandering the streets of Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain city, in an injured condition right after the assault, earlier this week, police said.
While 24-year-old Bharat Soni, who was detained for probe along with fourothers on Wednesday, was arrested for allegedly raping the minor , Rakesh Malviya (40) was held for trying to destroy evidence, according to Mahakal police station in-charge Ajay Verma.
The developments came a day after state home minister Narottam Mishra announced a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the matter, as viral visuals showed the minor, partially clothed and in an injured condition, going door to door for help on the streets of Ujjain but in vain. She was ultimately rescued by a local priest.
Speaking to reporters, Verma said Soni tried to escape when he was being taken to the spot for recreating the crime scene on Thursday. He was injured after he jumped from a boundary wall while escaping and was subsequently nabbed near Jeevan Khedi locality, the officer said.Verma said two policemen were injured during the chase. Both the cops and the accused are undergoing treatment at a local hospital, he added.The officer added that Soni, a resident of Nanakheda slum area, was arrested undersections of Indian Penal Code and provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The accused also has several criminal cases of rash driving and voluntarily causing hurt pending against him.Malviya was arrested under sections pertaining to destruction of evidence and not informing police about the incident, Verma said. The second accused had even offered the minor a ride after the rape, he added.
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