The 14-year-old boy has been taken into police custody

Kaushambi: A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a teenage boy who lived in her neighbourhood here, police said on Sunday.

The 14-year-old boy has been taken into police custody, they said.

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The accused took the girl out of their village on a bicycle on Saturday evening and raped her before dropping her back home.

Seeing the girl’s condition, her family took her to the district hospital for treatment and informed police, said Circle Officer, Sirathu, Awadhesh Kumar Vishwakarma.

Based on a complaint lodged by the girl’s family members, a case was registered against the accused and he was taken into police custody, he said.

The girl will be sent for medical examination, Vishwakarma said.