Two arrested for raping, throwing six year old off roof in UP

A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped and thrown off a roof in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district, reported IANS. Two suspects were apprehended by police after an exchange of fire.

The accused were reportedly neighbours of the girl, who lived with her parents in the Sikandrabad industrial area.

Authorities were quoted by IANS as saying that the girl was playing on the terrace of her building when she was assaulted. She was discovered later on a plot of land close to her home.

While the young child was rushed to the hospital, doctors declared her brought dead. Her body has been sent for an autopsy.

Her father filed a complaint at the police station, where three teams were formed to track down the suspects. When the police got a tip-off about their whereabouts, they rushed over to arrest them.

"When the police team attempted to intercept them in the industrial area, the accused opened fire," said Dr. Tejveer Singh, SP, Bulandshahr.

"In retaliatory firing by the police, both suspects sustained gunshot wounds to their legs. They were immediately taken into custody and shifted to a hospital for treatment," he added.

In the police also confiscated two pistols along with ammo from the accused.