Kanpur, 12 June (HS): A 26-year-old

man suspected of raping a six-year-old child was detained on Thursday during a

police encounter in the Ghatampur neighborhood of this city, according to

authorities. The culprit, Shivam Sachan alias Kallu, was shot in the right leg

during the retaliatory police shooting. On Tuesday night, Sachan reportedly

raped the underage girl and seriously harmed her. The survivor was immediately

sent to the Lala Lajpat Rai (LLR) Hospital, where her condition is severe. Deependra

Nath Chaudhary, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South), stated that police teams

were conducting a search and combing operation in the Ramsari jungle region

when they received information that the accused was hiding. When the accused encountered

the cops, he fired a few shots from his country-made weapon.

One bullet injured Station House

Officer (Ghatampur) Dhananjay Kumar Pandey's bulletproof vest, and he narrowly

escaped. Police responded with

retaliatory fire, leaving the accused with a gunshot wound in his right leg,

according to DCP Chaudhary. Sachan first tried to deceive the police, but after

later interrogation, he admitted to the crime, according to the DCP. Krishnakant

Yadav, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Ghatampur, stated that after

raping the girl, Sachan came home, changed his clothing, and joined the

victim's family in their search for her.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi