An autorickshaw driver, who was arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl he found on the streets of Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain, sustained injuries while attempting to escape from police custody on September 28, investigators said.
Earlier this week, the girl, who was left semi-clad and bleeding after the sexual assault, was found wandering the streets of the holy town. The police arrested two autorickshaw drivers in connection with the case on September 28 – Bharat Soni for the sexual assault and Rakesh Malviya for failing to report the crime. According to the FIR, the girl is around 15 years old.
Superintendent of Police, Ujjain, Sachin Sharma said that the girl had gone missing from Satna – nearly 720 km from Ujjain – on September 24 and arrived in the city in the early hours of September 25. The police say the assault must have occurred between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m.
