Uttar Pradesh: Dalit girl raped by youth in Sambhal

Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh): A 15-year-old Dalit girl was raped allegedly by a youth in Baniyather area, police said today. The family members of the victim alleged that she was raped by a youth while his aide held her at gun point on Sunday night, it said. The incident occurred when the victim was alone at her residence as other family members had gone to attend a wedding, police said. [caption id=“attachment_1560215” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational Image of protests against rape. AP[/caption] A case was filed against Shauqeen and Akhtar last evening in this connection, they said, adding the accused were absconding. PTI