Shahjahanpur (UP): A 12-year-old Dalit girl was sexually assaulted by a 50-year-old man in the Sadar Bazar area of Shahjahanpur district here in Uttar Pradesh, a police officer said on Monday.
Additional Superintendent of Police (City) Sanjay Kumar said Israr, alias Guddu, enticed the girl on Sunday and took her to a shop.
"There, the accused raped the victim after threatening her with dire consequences," he said.
He said that on the complaint of the family members, a case has been lodged against the accused under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita and Pocso Act.
