Meerut: A troop of monkeys intervened to protect a 6-year-old girl, a UKG student, from an attempted rape in Daula village in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat. After her parents filed a complaint, the unidentified accused was charged under the Pocso Act and is currently on the run, according to police on Sunday.
According to girl's parents, the accused had lured their child to an abandoned house on Saturday. He took off her clothes and was attempting to rape when a troop of monkeys came all of a sudden and forced him to leave the minor and flee.
Upon returning home, the traumatised child recounted her ordeal to her family, explaining how the monkeys had "saved her from the accused".
Her father, according to TOI, said, "My daughter was playing outside when the accused took her away. The man could be seen in nearby CCTV footage, walking on a narrow lane with my daughter. He is yet to be identified though. He also threatened my child that he would kill me… My daughter would have been dead by now if the monkeys had not intervened."
Baghpat circle officer Harish Bhadoria told TOI, "We've heard about the incident involving monkeys and are investigating the matter. Following the parents' complaint, an FIR was registered under BNS sections 74 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 76 (assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe) and the Pocso Act. More sections will be added if needed. We're trying to identify and nab the accused."