BAREILLY: A 12-year-old boy has allegedly raped a five-year-old girl living in the neighbourhood.

The incident happened at a village under Devraniya police station on Thursday. According to police, the boy took the girl to his house and allegedly raped her. The incident happened when members of both families were out working in the paddy fields and both children were alone in their respective homes.

After the incident, the girl narrated her ordeal to her mother on Friday. Thereafter, her mother registered an FIR against the minor accused under IPC section 376 AB (

on girls under 12 years of age) and sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

Police took the girl for a medical examination at the district hospital and on the basis of the report, sent the boy to a juvenile home on Saturday.

Superintendent of police (rural),

said, “The accused is a neighbour of the rape survivor. The incident happened on Thursday, around 5:30 pm, when both family members were busy working in their paddy fields. The boy lured the girl to his house by offering her chocolates, and allegedly raped her there.

After learning about the incident, the girl’s mother and some villagers went to the boy’s house but he had fled by then. The girl’s mother then rushed to the police station and lodged a complaint.”

Devraniya police station house officer Manoj Kumar said, “Police nabbed the boy. During questioning, he confessed that he have been watched blue films many times on the mobiles of his friends and cousin. After watching them, he raped the girl.”