Rae Bareli (UP), Jan 5 (UNI) Two youths were arrested by the police on Thursday for sexually assaulting a minor physically impaired Dalit girl in Bachhrawan area of Rae Bareli district here in Uttar Pradesh, a senior police officer said here.
Additional Superintendent of Police Vishwajeet Shrivastava said that the 15-year-old deaf and mute victim was raped by two youths when she had gone to collect wood on Wednesday. "The accused threatened the victim not to lodge a complaint," he said.
He said that acting on a complaint the police have arrested Mohammad Rizwan and Zulqarnain, both residents of Thulendi under Bachhrawan police station. "A case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and POCSO Act has been lodged against the accused and they are being sent to jail," he said.