6-year-old girl, mother both were gang-raped in car in Haridwar

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According to the police, the incident took place on Friday night when the minor girl and her mother were heading to Roorkee from Kaliyar, Haridwar in a rickshaw. “The accused gang-raped the mother-daughter duo before leaving them in a secluded place near the Ganga Canal stretch and fled in the car,” an officer said, requesting anonymity.

The mother of the six-year-old girl, who was gang-raped by some unidentified persons in a running car in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar district, was also raped, police said on Sunday.

Superintendent of Police (Rural) Pramendra Dobhal said that the medical report of the mother and the girl confirmed rape, and four police teams have been formed to nab the accused.

“Our hunt is on to nab the culprits. CCTV footages are being scrutinised, and vehicular checking at checkpoints is being done,” he said.

According to the police, the incident took place on Friday night when the minor girl and her mother were heading to Roorkee from Kaliyar in a rickshaw. They later took a lift from a known person who was accompanying others in a car on the Kaliyar-Roorkee road, a senior police officer said.

“The accused gang-raped the mother-daughter duo before leaving them in a secluded place near the Ganga Canal stretch and fled in the car,” an officer said, requesting anonymity.[Read More]