12yrold planned U’khand gang rape, had molested an infant too: Police

DEHRADUN: A 12-year-old boy, one of the five minors accused of gang-raping an eight-year-old girl in Uttarakhand, had earlier molested a one-year-old girl in the village, the police said on Tuesday. The plan to rape the minor was also allegedly hatched by the same 12-year-old, they said.

The boys, aged between 9 and 14, had allegedly gang-raped the eight-year-old girl on July 12 when her parents were not at home in Sahaspur, around 25 km from Dehradun. They had watched pornography on a mobile phone two days before committing the crime.

“During investigations, it was found that the plan to rape the girl was hatched by one of the accused aged 12. The plan was backed by the 14-year-old followed by the remaining three — aged 9, 10, and 12,” station house officer, Sahaspur, Narendra Rathore, said quoting the eldest accused.

“The eldest accused told the police that few months ago, the 12-year-old mastermind of the gang rape had molested a oneyear-old girl in the village. However, the claim couldn’t be verified as nobody came forward to inform police about the incident,” the SHO said.

The police official said that a medical examination of the girl has confirmed the gang rape. “The victim was taken to Doon Hospital (Female) for medical examination. The reports mention injuries to her private parts and confirmed the gang rape. Earlier on Sunday, the five accused, in their statement before the court, had confessed to the crime,” the SHO added.

The condition of the girl is stable. The girl’s mother has claimed that the “youngest accused used to harass and even molested my daughter once in the school” where they were in the same class. On Sunday, a juvenile court sent the accused to a juvenile correctional facility.