Noida (UP): An 11-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her brother-in-law who then dumped the victim at an isolated area in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida after trying to strangulate her, police said on Monday.
According to the police, the accused had a fight with his wife on the same day and he committed the crime to teach her a "lesson".
The accused, in his 20s, was arrested from Kasna bus stand on Sunday. He has been charged with rape and attempt to murder under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, on his wife's complaint, they said.
A senior official said that the girl was found unconscious by a Police Response Vehicle (PRV) in a bush near a culvert in Kasna around 10.30 pm on Saturday.
After regaining consciousness in a hospital, the survivor said her brother-in-law took her to the isolated area, raped her and then strangulated her until she fell unconscious, the SP said, adding that she had come to live with her elder sister and her husband a few weeks ago.
"After dumping his sister-in-law in the bushes, the accused reached home and acted as if he has no idea about her whereabouts. Together with his wife he also reached a police station to file a ''missing'' complaint," said a police official.
The officer said the accused, a labourer from Maharajganj district in Uttar Pradesh, lived in Kasna area and developed a bitter relationship with his wife within a few years of marriage.
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