Lucknow, July 12 -- Lucknow police have filed a chargesheet within 24 hours in a case involving the rape of a seven-year-old girl from a Scheduled Caste (SC) community, officials said on Saturday.

Acting swiftly on the complaint lodged by the victim's family, a police team led by the ACP of Malihabad launched an immediate investigation.

The medical examination of the minor was conducted without delay to preserve critical forensic evidence. Statements from the family and eyewitnesses were recorded, and key scientific evidence--including swabs, the victim's clothing, and DNA samples--was collected and sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) for analysis.

Statements from the family and eyewitnesses were recorded, and scientific evid...