Boys rape 8-year-old after watching porn

DEHRADUN: POLICE SAID THE GIRL WAS LURED TO THE HOUSE OF ONE OF THE ACCUSED AS THE BOYS, AGED BETWEEN 9 AND 14, PLANNED THE RAPE

Five boys, aged between 9 and 14, have been arrested for allegedly gang-raping an eight-year-old girl at Sahaspur, around 25 km from Dehradun. Initial probe has found the boys allegedly raped the girl on July 12, two days after watching porn on the mobile phone of the elder brother of one of the accused.

The case came to light on Sunday when the girl’s family lodged a complaint and the boys were arrested. Police said the girl was lured with a chocolate to the house of one of the accused as the boys planned the rape after watching porn.

Sahaspur station house officer Narendra Rathore said the accused belong to families of labourers and are students of class VI to IX. “The girl is a student of class V and lives with her family — four siblings and parents.” He said the girl was playing outside her house while her parents had gone out for some work when the five lured her.

Rathore said the five took her to the house of the 10-year-old accused when his family members away.

He said one of them stood guard at the house’s main door while the others raped her. “While they were committing the crime, one of them saw the elder brother of the 10-year-old accused coming towards the house,” said Rathore. He said they then asked the girl to go home.

The traumatised girl stopped speaking after returning home. “The girl even refused to have dinner. Later, when her mother insisted on her to speak, she broke down and narrated her ordeal. Next day, her parents decided to lodge a complaint on Sunday evening,’’ said Rathore.