BAREILLY: A 13-year-old girl who went to use the school toilet got the shock of her life when she saw a hand with a mobile camera sticking out over the gap between the door and ceiling. The frightened girl opened the door to find two locals outside. Before she could react, one of the men allegedly forced his way in and tried to rape her. However, she managed to free herself and ran home, which is about 500 metres from her school.The incident happened on Tuesday morning in Visharatganj, 30 km from Bareilly city. The accused, both brothers, have been arrested and sent to jail, police said. An FIR has been registered against them on the basis of a complaint lodged by the girl’s parents.Station house officer of Visharatganj police station Uday Veer Singh said the accused run a clinic in the area on the road that leads to the girl’s school. “The accused have been identified as Uday Veer, 22, and Prakash Veer, 25. The latter runs a clinic which is located some yards from the school where the girl studies. In their complaint, the victim’s parents said the accused often passed lewd comments on their daughter when she passed their shop on way to school,” the SHO said.According to the girl, on Tuesday morning, when she went to the toilet in school, she was not aware that the duo was hiding nearby. The toilet is situated away from the classrooms. The duo apparently jumped over the low boundary wall of the school to enter the premises. They allegedly started clicking photographs from the space between the toilet door and ceiling. When the girl opened the door, one of them entered the toilet and tried to rape her. However, she managed escape and ran towards her house.Meanwhile, the duo reached their shop and when the girl was on way home, they again tried to pull her inside their shop but she again managed to foil their bid, the girl’s parents alleged.Police said when they went to the school, both principal and staff said they were not aware of any such incident in the premises.Singh told TOI, “To ascertain the girl’s age we have sent her for a medical examination. The accused have been sent to jail. We have booked them under IPC sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 354 A (physical contact and advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures). More sections under POCSO Act will be added if the girl is found to be minor.”

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