Overview
- Police say the girl was allegedly lured and sexually assaulted while grazing goats on May 23, and her father filed a complaint that led to an FIR.
- The two accused boys, reported to be about 11 and 12 years old and known to the victim, have been identified and the matter is under active police investigation.
- Authorities sent the child to the District Women’s Hospital in Ballia for a medical examination as the case was registered under Section 70(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the POCSO Act.
- The complaint also alleges casteist slurs during the assault, prompting registration under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
- The case has drawn strong public outcry and celebrity reactions that renewed debate about child safety, juvenile offending and social environments that leave marginalized children vulnerable.