14-year-old boy arrested for raping 4-year-old girl in Maharashtra

Mumbai: In a shocking incident at the holy town of Alandi near Pune in Maharashtra, a 14-year-old boy allegedly raped a 4-year-old girl. 

The crime came to light when the girl suffered extreme bleeding and had to be hospitalised, the police said. 

The accused who was the girl's neighbour saw her playing in the courtyard on Monday evening. He lured her using his smartphone and called



her home. He fled his house after raping her. The girl, left in tears, returned home. Her parents found out that she was bleeding profusely. On the way to the hospital, the four-year-old narrated her ordeal. 

The victim is recuperating at a Pune hospital, police said. The accused ran from his home and was hiding at a nearby farm. He was nabbed when he emerged from the fields in search of food on Tuesday, police added.