The accused is posted as the Agriculture Development Officer…
On Wednesday, 14 August 2024, a 57-year-old government official has been arrested for raping a six-year-old Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr. Later he committed bestiality with a goat.
The survivor's family said the man used to visit the village frequently for official work and entered their house when he saw that the girl was playing in the courtyard with a neighbor's child and no adult was present at that time.
The rape as well as the bestiality was recorded on the phone by the neighbour's child, who is of the same age group as the girl.
Officials said CM Yogi Adityanath has taken note of the heinous crime, the official has been suspended and the state government has announced an assistance of Rs. 8.25 lakh to the girl's family.
Police officials said Gajendra Singh, a resident of Rasoolpur village, is posted as the Agriculture Development Officer (Agriculture Protection) in the Shikarpur area.
On Monday evening, he went to a village in the Ahmedgarh police station where he saw the girl and the boy playing in the house courtyard and he sat on a cot in the house.
Senior Superintendent of Police (Bulandshahr) Shlok Kumar said, "Singh entered the girl’s house around 5 pm on Monday.
'The girl's family was known to him. He raped the girl and then had unnatural sex with a goat that was tied there. A boy captured the crime on his phone. Singh has been arrested. Since he is a government official, he has also been suspended and a departmental inquiry is being conducted."
Mr. Kumar said the police will seek a speedy trial and make all possible efforts to ensure that Singh is punished.
The girl's father said he and his wife were working on a farm at the time of the incident. The girl and the boy told them what had happened and they registered a police complaint on Tuesday morning.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed Mr. Kumar and the District Magistrate to go to the village, meet the survivor's family, and aid with the investigation.
The government has also announced assistance of Rs. 8.25 lakh under three different heads to the family.
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