Toddler raped, murdered in UP village; accused arrested

Bahraich (UP):  A one-and-a-half-year-old girl died after allegedly being raped by a man in a village here on Tuesday, police said.
The accused, who was later nabbed by the villagers, tried to escape from police custody while being taken to court but was overpowered after being shot in the leg, police said.
The toddler was sleeping in an open courtyard on Monday night when the accused (30) picked her up and raped her at a deserted school building nearby, ASP (Rural) Ashok Kumar told reporters.
When the parents did not find their girl early morning on Tuesday, a search began and she was found profusely bleeding. The accused, who was also with the victim, was caught by the villagers and handed over to the police, the ASP said.
The girl was admitted to hospital where she succumbed to injuries later in the day, he said.
A case under charges of murder and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was lodged against the accused.