LUCKNOW: The accused was slain in a confrontation with Lucknow police early Friday, hours after the kidnapping and rape of a three-year-old child who was sleeping with her mother beneath a bridge close to the Alambagh metro station. CCTV footage showed the culprit, Deepak Verma, a repeat offender with numerous criminal complaints filed against him at various city police stations, running away. At approximately 3:30 am on Thursday, the child was riding a white scooter.
Several police teams were established right away following the event, according to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Zone) Ashish Srivastava, and a reward of one lakh rupees was offered for information that resulted in Verma’s arrest.
Police stopped Verma in Cantonment, close to Devi Kheda, based on the scooter’s registration information and a tip. “He fired at the police squad after being ordered to surrender. He was wounded in retaliatory firing,” Srivastava added. After being brought to a hospital, Verma was pronounced dead by the staff.
The young survivor, who had serious injuries to her private areas, is receiving treatment at Lokbandhu Hospital and is still in critical condition.
According to the doctors, she lost a lot of blood and will need plastic surgery. The DCP stated, “She is undergoing treatment at KGMU,”
As you may remember, a case was brought under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO Act), 2012, in relation to rape.
When a disabled person heard the girl’s screams approximately 500 meters from where she was sleeping and told the victim’s family, officers from One Stop, an organization that supports women, alerted the police at around 10 a.m. on Thursday, bringing the event to light.
According to the victim’s family, “We went to bed after finishing the work. The girl was taken away late on Wednesday night. We learned about the incident after an elderly man woke us up at four in the morning on Thursday.
The girl was taken to Lokbandhu hospital by her family, where medical professionals verified that she had been raped and that her condition was grave. The youngster bled heavily from a serious cut in her private area, according to medical supervisor Dr. Rajiv Dixit.
A gynecologist, pediatrician, and surgeon were among the specialists involved in the girl’s care, as she will need plastic surgery. At the KGMU Trauma Center, she is presently receiving therapy.
