Dec 21, 2012: Minor raped in Baramati

TNN | Dec 21, 2012, 04.29 AM IST
PUNE: An eight-year-old school girl was allegedly raped by two minor boys aged 11 and 17 years. The incident took place at Baramati on Wednesday afternoon. The Baramati city police have detained the two boys. The victim, a Class III student, has been sent to a hospital for treatment.

Additional superintendent of police Ravindrasinh Pardeshi told TOI that the incident came to light on Wednesday evening after the victim informed her grandmother. "The victim and the boys reside in the same lane in Baramati. The 11-year-old boy is a relative of the victim," Pardeshi said.

He said that on Wednesday at around 3 pm, the victim's relative lured her with Rs 10 and took her on the banks of Karha river. He then called the other boy and they allegedly raped the victim, Pardeshi said.

Pardeshi said that the victim as well as the suspects are from poor families. The victim stays with her father, a labourer, and grandmother.

Inspector of the Baramati police station Kailas Pingle said that the boys were produced before thejuvenile court on Thursday. One of them was sent to an observation home in Yerawada, while another was sent to the observation home in Shivajinagar.

The 11-year-old boy studies in Class IV while the 17-year-old is a Class VIII student of a school in Baramati.
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