Indore: 9-yr-old girl raped inside mall on International Women's Day
A nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a gaming zone employee at an upscale mall in Indore on the International Women's Day, said police. "Arjun Rathore took the victim to a corner in the Treasure Island mall on Mahatma Gandhi Road, when she was playing in the gaming zone, and raped her," DIG Harinarayanchari Mishra said, adding that the accused was arrested. Here's more.
Victim went to the mall with her family
The victim had gone to the mall with her family, the officer said, adding that after the incident, she narrated her ordeal to her mother. People in the mall caught hold of Rathore thrashed him and then handed him over to the police. A case under IPC Section 376 (rape) and relevant sections of the POCSO Act was lodged against the accused, Mishra said.
Congress attacks MP government over the issue
"We are reviewing the security arrangements in the malls, and if needed, it will be strengthened further," the officer said. Meanwhile, attacking the BJP government in the state over the issue, the Congress said, "The incident took place in a crowded place like a shopping mall. It indicates that under the BJP rule, women are not safe and criminals are not scared of law."
