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Two Uttar Pradesh Rape Cases Lead to Multiple Arrests
Police in Sitapur arrested a man accused of raping a six-year-old girl.
Police said the man took the child toward a sugarcane field before the alleged attack.
They said he fired at officers when they tried to arrest him.
Officers fired back, and he was injured in the leg.
The girl received a medical examination.
In a separate case, a 17-year-old girl was allegedly attacked inside a moving bus.
She had accepted a lift during heavy rain after becoming lost near Greater Noida.
The driver and conductor were arrested, and the bus was sent for forensic testing.
Police arrested Avadh Ram alias Bhole Shankar within 12 hours of the alleged rape of a six-year-old girl in Sitapur.
Police said Avadh Ram allegedly lured the child to a sugarcane field and opened fire during his attempted arrest near Berra village.
The accused sustained a leg injury in retaliatory firing and was sent to hospital; police recovered a revolver, two cartridges and Rs 350.
In a separate case, a 17-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped inside a moving sleeper bus after being offered a lift during heavy rain.
Bus driver Kuldeep and conductor Sandeep, 29, were arrested, while the bus was seized for forensic examination.
- Who
- Avadh Ram alias Bhole Shankar was arrested in the Sitapur case; driver Kuldeep and conductor Sandeep were arrested in the separate bus case.
- What
- A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped in Sitapur, while a 17-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped inside a moving sleeper bus.
- Where
- The first incident occurred in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, near Berra village. The second involved a journey from Pari Chowk in Greater Noida through Noida toward the Outer Ring Road.
- When
- The Sitapur arrest occurred on September 22. The bus incident allegedly occurred around 11:30 p.m. on August 4 and was reported by police on August 31.
- Why
- Police said the first accused was allegedly lured to a sugarcane field before the assault; the second girl was offered a lift during heavy rain after reaching Pari Chowk.
Key facts
- First accused
- Avadh Ram alias Bhole Shankar
- First victim
- Six-year-old girl
- First arrest
- Within 12 hours, near Berra village
- Recovered items
- One revolver, two live cartridges and Rs 350
- Second victim
- 17-year-old Class 11 student
- Second suspects
- Bus driver Kuldeep and conductor Sandeep, 29
- Forensic action
- The sleeper bus was seized and sent for forensic examination
Quotes
Kapoor Kumar
Circle Officer of Mahmoodabad describing the arrest operation.
“Today, on September 22, based on specific information provided by an informer, the accused was spotted early in the morning near Berra village. When our police team and the Mission Shakti team arrived on the road near Berra village to conduct a raid, the accused opened fire at the police after seeing them. In self-defence, the police retaliated.”
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“He sustained injuries during the firing and has been sent to hospital. We recovered a revolver, two live cartridges and Rs 350 in cash from him. Further legal action is being taken.”
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