Minor girl raped by property dealer in Ghaziabad

A minor girl was allegedly raped by a 35-year-old property dealer in Ghaziabad, police said on Saturday. According to a complaint filed by the parents of the 14-year-old girl, property dealer Satish Sharma called their daughter at his shop on some pretext and raped her yesterday, Indirapuram Police Station officer Hari Dayal Yadav said.

The girl, who lived in a nearby jhuggi, reached home and narrated her ordeal to her family, following which an FIR under section 376 (rape) of the IPC has been registered, he said.

The girl has been sent to a government hospital for medical examination, Yadav added. However, the accused is absconding and a manhunt has been launched to nab him, he said.