9 Year old Indian Boy Charged with Rape of a 6 year girl
NEW DELHI(Xinhua) — A nine-year-old Indian boy has become the country’s youngest person to be charged with rape after he was booked by police for the alleged rape of a six-year-old girl by violent assault, reported the Times of India electronic edition Wednesday.
However, the accused, whose name was not revealed for security reasons, was granted bail by a juvenile court in Himachal Pradesh, northern India, after spending a night in a police lockup this week, said the report. The children have known each other in school in Indora, Himachal Pradesh, and used to play together. On Sunday, they were playing at the girl’s residence while their parents were out for work, when the boy assaulted her. A medical examination of the victim and the accused confirmed rape, according to the report.
Source: Xinhua, 2009-8-24
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