Four persons have been detained in connection with the rape of a four-year-old Dalit girl in Kheda village here, even as the family of the victim alleged delayed action by the police.

Circle Officer Praveen Ranjan said that four persons had been detained in connection with the incident that occurred on Friday night and they were being quizzed. The police also rejected allegations of delayed action.

“After the girl’s father dailled 100, the police reached the spot within 10 minutes. The SHO was informed and he reached there immediately,” Superintendent of Police Alankrita Singh said, adding that victim got timely medical attention due to the officers.

The condition of the girl, who was admitted to a hospital in Meerut, is stated to be stable.

The girl’s father, however, said they found her at 11.45 p.m.and the police came several hours later. She was admitted to a hospital only at 7 a.m on Saturday.

A relative of the girl said she and her sister were sleeping outside the house when the incident occurred. “I told my husband to bring them inside as it had started drizzling, but he said that the girl was not there. We frantically looked for her in the house and outside. Later, we found her in a field.” — PTI