9-yr-old girl raped while playing in gaming zone at mall
A nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped at a mall in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday by an employee at the gaming zone inside the mall situated on Mahatma Gandhi Road in Indore. "Accused Arjun Rathore ,19 took the victim to a corner in the Treasure Island mall on Mahatma Gandhi Road, when she was playing in the gaming zone, and raped her," Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Indore, Harinarayanchari Mishra said. Rathore was later thrashed by the people in the mall before handing him over to police, the DIG said. A case under Section 376, IPC (rape) and relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was lodged against the accused, Mishra said. "We are reviewing the security arrangements in the malls and if needed, it will be strengthened further," the officer said. Meanwhile, the Congress attacked the BJP government in the state over the issue. "The incident took place in a crowded place like a shopping mall. It indicates that under the BJP rule, women are not safe and criminals are not scared of law," Madhya Pradesh Congress spokesperson Narendra Saluja said. -PTC News
