Doctors inspecting the person accused of raping a three-year-old girl in India believe he is around 20-years-old despite a birth cert claiming he was born in 2009. The shocking abuse case has sparked a wave of protests in Kashmir.

The incident took place last Wednesday when a neighbor of the victim’s family allegedly lured the child with candy before abducting and then raping her, India Today reports.

The principal of a school subsequently issued a birth certificate for the accused stating that he was born in 2009. That action has triggered widespread anger and demonstrations across the region.

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Doctors believe the accused, who is from the town of Sumbal in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, is around 20-years-old. “We are treating the accused as a major and not as a juvenile,” a police official told India’s PTI news agency. “The doctors have given an opinion that he is around 20-years-old,” the official said.

The official added that the principal who issued the birth cert has also been arrested and is being questioned by police.

Protests erupted across the state on Monday with at least a dozen people injured following clashes between government forces and angry citizens. Officers deployed tear gas and shotgun pellets in a bid to quell the unrest. An official told AFP that one person has died.

Schools, shops and businesses in the area also reportedly shut their doors in a spontaneous act of solidarity with the victim and her family.

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