After dropping off the minor's siblings, Chunnilal cycled his way back to the hut (Representative Image). | Photo Credit: Getty Images

Key Highlights The minor is a student of class 3 and she cannot speak The incident took place in Bikaner's Sarunda village The accused took the minor to a hut and raped her there

Bikaner: A mute 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two youths in Sarunda village of Bikaner on Thursday. The class 3 student was on her way back from school when the incident took place. The accused have been identified as Chunnilal Meghwal and Manoj Kumar Meghwal.

The accused allegedly took the minor to a hut built on a field and raped her there. The accused and the minor belong to the same village. The investigation of the matter is being done by the Circle Inspector (Nokha) Chandraprakash Parikh. The minor was being accompanied by her siblings when the accused met her.

How it happened

At around 1 pm on Thursday, the minor was returning home from school with three of her siblings when the two accused met them. Manoj Kumar Meghwal took the minor to a hut built on a field while Chunnilal Meghwal took her siblings to their house.

After dropping off the minor's siblings, Chunnilal cycled his way back to the hut. The accused then took turns to rape the minor. The minor could not even raise an alarm due to her inability to speak.

When the minor did not reach home till late, her mother started searching for her. When she reached the field, the two accused saw her and fled from the spot. When the minor's mother looked inside the hut, she saw her daughter writhing in pain.

She then brought the 10-year-old home and told her father about the incident when he returned from work. The survivor's parents then went to the Panchoo police station and lodged a complaint in relation to the incident.

Station House Officer (SHO) Vedpal Shivran said that they have registered a case against the accused and the two have been arrested. Shivran said that they will hire an expert to record the survivor's statement.

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The accused who had gang-raped the girls were identified as Lokesh, Bhupender and a relative of Lokesh. The accused were booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.