Uttarakhand: 19-year-old Sohail sexually assaults 7-year-old minor girl, arrested
Vikasnagar, Uttarakhand, India 
1 August, 2024
Case Summary
Vikasnagar Police in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, arrested 19-year-old Sohail for sexually assaulting a 7-year-old minor Hindu girl. The incident occurred on August 2nd, prompting the victim's mother to file a complaint. The police quickly registered an FIR under Section 65(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 5(m) and 6 of the POCSO Act. A medical examination of the victim was conducted as part of the investigation. The police acted promptly and arrested Sohail. He was presented before the court and subsequently taken into custody.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
It is often seen that minor Hindu girls are abducted and raped with the specific intention of grooming them to convert to Islam. In other cases, it has also been observed that the Muslim perpetrators target Hindu girls specifically owing to their animosity against the religious identity of the victim. In this case, however, there are no concrete indications that religious animosity played a role in the crime. It is therefore being categorised as undecided. If more information emerges, it would be added to the hate crime database.
Victim Details
Total Victim
1
Deceased
0
Gender
- Male 0
- Female 1
- Third Gender 0
- Unknown 0
Caste
- SC/ST 0
- OBC 0
- General 0
- Unknown 1
Age Group
- Minor 1
- Adult 0
- Senior Citizen 0
- Unknown 0
Case Status
Arrested
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
One Person
Perpetrators Gender
male
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