Houses of those accused of gang rape with a minor were demolished

Bhopal (IANS). A day after the gang-rape of an 11-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna, the district administration bulldozed the houses of both the accused on Saturday morning.

The accused, identified as Atul Barolia and Ravindra Kumar, have been sent to police custody. The victim is undergoing treatment at Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Rewa.

“A joint team of administration and police demolished the illegal construction of both the accused,” Satna District Collector tweeted on his official Twitter handle.

Both the accused were employees of ‘Maa Sharda Devi Temple Management Committee’. After the arrest, the committee dismissed both of them.

Police said that a case has been registered against the accused under the POCSO Act.

Significantly, the gangrape incident took place on Friday in the temple town of Maihar, about 45 km from the district headquarters.