12-year-old girl raped after Independence Day event in India

Victim told police officials that incident took place at children's traffic park

Police officials have registered a case of rape after a class eight student confessed to being sexually assaulted by a man while she was going home after attending an Independence Day event in Chandigarh on Tuesday.

The victim shared that the unfortunate incident took place at the children's traffic park which is located in the heart of the city, reports Hindustan Times.



Sub-inspector Kuldeep who is investigating the case said, "The accused, aged around 40 years, forcibly took the 12-year-old girl to the park, sexually assaulted her and fled".

The victim, who is a student at a government school, was taken to a government hospital for a medical examination, the officer said, adding a case had been registered.

The senior superintendent of police (SSP) Eish Singhal said further probe was underway.

"We have registered an FIR, the suspect has been rounded up and investigation is underway. The girl is in a stable condition," the SSP added.



This regrettable incident comes a week after the 29- year-old daughter of a senior IAS officer was stalked by the son of Haryana BJP chief and his friend.