Bareilly, Apr 25: A girl from Smbhal lodged an FIR against her father, stepmother and aunt who allegedly sold her to a Rajasthan man when she was just eight-years-old. The girl alleged that she was repeatedly raped during the captivity. She gave birth to four children by the time she was 16. Also Read - Uttar Pradesh News: International Flights to Start From Kushinagar Airport by Diwali, Announces CM Yogi

The girl somehow managed to escape from a house in Bharatpur where she was confined and then approached the police. According to the FIR, the girl was sold by her parents to a man in Bharatpur in 2010. Her sisters, who were six and four years old then, were also sold. Also Read - Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Meets Bollywood Personalities Over Film City in Uttar Pradesh's Noida

The torture began for siblings when their father got married again after his first wife passed away in 2010. In a recorded statement, the victim said she was sold to a 50-year-old man for Rs 3 lakh. “I was married to him and given a new name. In six years, I gave birth to four boys,” she said. Also Read - This University Postpones Medical Examinations at The Last-Minute | Details Inside

A case under sections 366 A (procuration of minor girl), a stringent and rarely-invoked section along with 372 (selling minor for purposes of prostitution) and 370 A (exploitation of trafficked person) of the IPC has been registered.

Efforts were on to arrest the girl’s father, stepmother and aunt. The victim has been sent for medical examination. “Prima facie appears to have been raped and has given birth,” Circle officer Sudesh Kumar told a newspaper.