Police said that the accused has been taken into custody and being interrogated (Representational)
A minor girl was allegedly raped by a sub-inspector in Rajasthan's Dausa district on Friday, police said.
The incident took place in Lalsot area when sub-inspector Bhupendra Singh lured the girl to his room in the afternoon and raped her, ASP Ramchandra Singh Nehra said. He said that the accused has been taken into custody and being interrogated.
Meanwhile, Dausa SP Vandita Rana said, "The exact age of the girl will be determined after a medical examination and based on the report of the survivor's family members." The estimated age of the girl is around four to five years, she added.
Local residents gheraoed the Rahuwas police station in large numbers and shouted slogans against the police.
BJP MP Kirodi Lal Meena, who went to the spot, said, "There is a huge anger among the people over the incident of rape of a seven-year-old Dalit girl by a policeman in Lalsot. I have reached the spot to get justice to the innocent child."
He further said, "The police, which has become autocratic due to the incompetence of the Ashok Gehlot government, is not desisting from committing atrocities even on a sensitive occasion like elections."
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