Ujjain rape: Auto driver arrested, 3 detained, cops say girl boarded his vehicle

An auto driver was arrested, while three others were detained after a 12-year-old girl was raped.

And found bleeding on a street in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain city. The police said they retrieved the CCTV footage of the 8 km stretch where the victim walked on foot while pleading for help.

According to the details, the arrested auto driver was identified as 38-year-old Rakesh. CCTV footage shows the minor girl walking on foot, asking for help. Commenting on the incident, the police said the victim had boarded an auto at Jeevan Kheri, a CCTV video of which was also retrieved.

Later, blood stains were also found on the auto and a forensic examination of the auto was underway. One of the three others detained in the case was also an auto driver. The identity of those detained in the case was not revealed.

UJJAIN HORROR
The 12-year-old girl, who was raped and found bleeding on a street in Ujjain city, was on Wednesday operated upon by a team of specialist doctors and her condition is critical but stable, an official told news agency PTI.

The incident came to light after a video of the bleeding girl walking on the street went viral on social media.

A First Information Report (FIR) was registered at Mahakal police station in connection with the rape of the minor girl and an investigation into the incident was underway.

Meanwhile, amid massive public outrage, MP Home Minister Narottam Mishra said that a special investigation team (SIT) has been formed to probe the shocking crime.