Class 9 Girl Dies By Suicide After Alleged Rape By UP Trainee Cop

The police said the girl was lured by the accused with a promise of marriage.

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Pratapgarh (UP):

A Class 9 student ended her life after allegedly being raped by a trainee constable who lived in her neighbourhood, officials said on Tuesday.

The accused has been charged for the offence, they said.

The incident took place on Monday in the Sangipur police station area of the district, where the 14-year-old girl died by suicide, Additional Superintendent of Police (West) Sanjay Rai said.

Citing the complaint, Rai said the girl was lured by the accused with a promise of marriage.

He said an FIR has been registered against the accused constable who is undergoing training in Mau district. A police team has been dispatched to Mau to take the accused into custody. 

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