Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Eight-Year-Old Rajasthan Girl Drugged, Raped in Park by Neighbour
An eight-year-old girl went to a park near her home to play on the swings.
While she was there, something very bad happened to her.
Her family learned that she was lying unconscious in the park.
They rushed to help her and took her to a government hospital.
Because her condition was serious, doctors sent her to a bigger hospital in Sri Ganganagar.
Her mother told police that someone had given the girl a drug and hurt her.
Police arrested a neighbour who lives in the same area as the family.
The police are using special laws that protect children.
A former leader named Ashok Gehlot said the incident is horrifying.
He said the state government has failed to protect women and children.
An eight-year-old girl was allegedly drugged and raped in a park near her home in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district.
The accused, a neighbour from the same locality, has been arrested, police said.
A case was registered at Padampur police station under the POCSO Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The girl, found unconscious after going to play on swings on Wednesday afternoon, was taken to hospital in critical condition and later referred to a hospital in Sri Ganganagar.
Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot called the incident horrifying and alleged the BJP government had failed on women and child safety.
- Who
- An eight-year-old girl in Sri Ganganagar district, Rajasthan; the accused is a neighbour who has been arrested; Sri Ganganagar Superintendent of Police Hari Shankar and former chief minister Ashok Gehlot are cited in the report.
- What
- The girl was allegedly administered an intoxicating substance and raped in a park near her home.
- When
- Wednesday afternoon; the arrest and case registration were announced on Friday.
- Where
- A park near the girl's home in Padampur, Sri Ganganagar district, Rajasthan; she is being treated at a hospital in Sri Ganganagar.
- Why
- The motive is not stated in the reports; the incident prompted condemnation over women's and children's safety in Rajasthan under BJP rule.
- Victim
- 8-year-old girl
- Location
- Sri Ganganagar district, Rajasthan
- Incident
- Allegedly drugged and raped in a park near her home
- Accused
- Neighbour from the same locality, arrested
- Police station
- Padampur
- Laws invoked
- POCSO Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
- Medical status
- Referred from local government hospital to a hospital in Sri Ganganagar; critical condition
- Political reaction
- Former CM Ashok Gehlot condemned the incident and criticised the BJP government