Overview
- Ghaziabad police, citing Saturday night’s discovery of the child under a parked car, said Monday the post-mortem found rape and strangulation and they are raiding to find the girl’s maternal uncle.
- An FIR in Ghaziabad cites sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for murder, evidence destruction, and rape of a child under 12, along with the POCSO child-protection law.
- In Durg, villagers found a five-year-old gagged inside a sack near a well on Friday, doctors confirmed rape, and police arrested the accused, identified as Dhaneshwar Sahu.
- Forensic findings and CCTV reviews are guiding the Ghaziabad probe, and Chhattisgarh police said a forensic team processed the Durg scene for evidence.
- Local protests in both areas demanded harsh punishment, and police in Durg said they calmed the crowd after promising strict legal action.