RAJKOT: A nine-year-old girl was allegedly molested by her uncle (father’s brother) in a village in Devbhoomi Dwarka district on Thursday. Police have arrested the accused and sent the girl for medical check-up after she alleged that the accused also attempted to rape her.According to the police, the accused and his brother live in the same premises — one on the top floor and the other on the ground floor. On Thursday, the girl went to her uncle’s house to play with her cousin.The girl belongs to a middle class family, who have a small business. When she did not return from her uncle’s house, her parents went upstairs to bring her baack. The parents were shocked when they opened the door and found the girl cry and her uncle in obscene condition. They immediately rushed to police station and lodged a complaint.Devbhoomi Dwarka superintendent of police Rohan Aanand told TOI, “It was surprising for us that the girl’s kin did this to her. We have arrested the accused and booked him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.”

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