UP teenage boy arrested for raping 4-year-old in Deoria 

According to police, this incident took place on Monday evening when girl was out grazing goats.

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A 14-year-old boy was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl in a village in Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh, said the police.

Speaking to the media, Deoria Superintendent of Police Sankalp Sharma said that this incident took place on Monday evening when the girl was out grazing goats.

On learning about the incident, her family members took her to the community health centre in Gauri Bazar from where she was referred to the Maharshi Devraha Baba Medical College in Deoria, the SP said.

Based on the complaint filed by the victim’s family on Tuesday, the police immediately apprehended the accused teenager and sent him to a juvenile home, said the SP.