Five-year-old boy gang-raped in Hapur in Uttar Pradesh; Bystanders record video: Report | Latest News India

A five-year-old boy was allegedly raped by several men in Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh earlier this month, while some passers-by did nothing but record a video and share it on social media.

The incident reportedly occurred on September 19, but it only came to light a week later on September 26 after the victim's grandfather filed a complaint at the local police station, he said The Times of India.

According to the complaint, one of the accused, Arsh Junaid, lured the boy and took him to a suspected location – where other accused, Mobin and Shamim, met him and sexually abused him, TOI reported. The child's grandfather mentioned that two other men who passed by filmed a video of the crime and later uploaded it to social media.

On Sept. 26, the victim was in excruciating pain, after which he told his grandfather about the incident, the complaint states.

The victim's grandfather also mentioned that they went to the accused's house to confront him about the incident. However, the accused abused him and threatened him with “severe consequences”, TOI reported.

The defendants are currently on the run and the police are investigating enmity between the families.

An FIR was registered under Sections 140-4 (kidnapping), 351-2 (criminal intimidation) and 352 (intentional hurt) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and sections of the Pocso Act.

Another incident in UP

In another incident, two men were arrested for the kidnap and gang rape of a 13-year-old girl in Delhi. The incident took place on September 24 when the victim, a fifth-class student, was allegedly kidnapped and raped by the two accused at a hotel in Krishna Nagar. They also made a video of the crime.

According to the police, one of the defendants, a Dane, used his ID to book the hotel room.

They later abandoned the victim near her house and fled, police added.