Kanpur horror: Journalist, constable rape minor in SUV for 2 hours, dump unconscious girl outside home

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• Minor girl abducted and raped in Kanpur by a cop and a local journalist
• She was abandoned in an unconscious state outside her house
• Journalist taken in custody, police constable identified as accused

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A local journalist and a police constable allegedly abducted a minor girl and took turns to rape her inside a car in Kanpur's Sachendi area.

According to the complaint, the 14-year-old girl was abducted by two men around 10pm on Monday when she stepped out of her home. One of the accused in the SUV was reportedly wearing a police uniform.

The girl was taken to a deserted place near a railway track in Sachendi, where she was allegedly sexually assaulted inside the vehicle for nearly two hours. She was later abandoned in an unconscious state outside her house, police said based on the minor's complaint.

The minor, a class 7 dropout, was found lying outside her house in a semi-conscious state around midnight. The victim's brother immediately called the cops, however no action was taken. He alleged that when the family informed the police personnel that one of the accused was a policeman, they were turned away from a local police outpost.

An FIR was registered under sections related to kidnapping and gang rape only after the girl's family approached senior officials on Tuesday. "Only after approaching senior officers was the case registered. The names of the accused were initially omitted from the complaint," the victim's brother claimed.

According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Dinesh Tripathi, a case was initially registered based on the complaint against two unidentified accused persons.

"An FIR was initially registered against unknown persons under sections related to abduction and gang rape apart from under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. During the investigation, the involvement of a police constable and a local journalist identified as Shivbaran came to light. The journalist has been taken into custody and is currently being questioned," he told news agency PTI.

"All necessary steps are being taken, and the investigation is being conducted with complete transparency," Tripathi added.