3-yr-old girl raped by neighbor

Tumkur, June 19: A 22-year-old man raped a three-and-half-year-old girl at Anapanahalli near Altur of Tiptur taluk on Sunday.

The family of the accused is said to have tried to hush up the case through a compromise with the girl’s family. The incident came to light on Tuesday.

The accused, a neighbour of the child, used to take her to his house frequently on the pretext of playing with her. On Sunday, he took her to a farm. When he dropped her back home, she cried in pain.

Her parents, who found her bleeding, took her to a private hospital in Tiptur. Soon, the man’s family managed to get a meeting of the village elders convened where the girl’s parents were prevailed upon not to register a case and accept Rs 40,000 as compensation.