Overview

• The girl was taken behind a local market shrine on Tuesday evening and assaulted when she resisted the rape attempt.
• Medical staff report she remains unconscious with severe head and facial trauma, including a split scalp and exposed skull.
• Local police have detained the neighbour and a forensic team has examined the scene as the investigation continues.
• Officers coordinated a green corridor to rush her from a community health centre to Kanpur’s LLR Hospital for specialist care.
• Child rights groups and residents are calling for stronger enforcement of protective laws in response to this attack.