How monkeys foiled rape bid on 6-year-old in UP’s Baghpat
According to the victim's father, she was playing outside their house when the accused took her to an abandoned house and tried to sexually assault her
A group of monkeys reportedly thwarted a rape attempt on a six-year-old girl in Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh. As per media reports, the incident took place on Saturday after the accused lured the child to a deserted house in the town.
The victim, a UKG student, narrated the incident to her family and informed them of how the monkeys saved her, reported The Times of India.
The incident came to light after the girl's parents filed a complaint, leading to the suspect being charged under the POCSO Act. Local police, on Sunday, said that the accused is still at large.
Spotted in CCTV footage
According to the victim's father, she was playing outside their house when the accused took her to an abandoned house. He then took off her clothes and attempted to sexually assault her, reported TOI. However, a group of monkeys aggressively attacked the man, forcing him to flee.
“The man could be seen in nearby CCTV footage, walking on a narrow lane with my daughter. He is yet to be identified. He also threatened my child that he would kill me. My daughter would have been dead by now if the monkeys had not intervened,” the girl's father said, as quoted by TOI.
Following the incident, the victim's parents filed a complaint at the nearest police station.
The police have registered an FIR under BNS sections 74 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 76 (assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe) and the POCSO Act against the accused, Baghpat circle officer Harish Bhadoria told TOI. The police are trying to identify and arrest the accused.