Meerut, Nov. 19 -- A 14-year-old, Class 9 student from a village under the Bisauli police station in Badaun district was allegedly raped multiple times, became pregnant, and was then forcibly aborted. This occurred after a village panchayat "resolved" the crime by shielding the accused and threatening the survivor's family.

The prime accused, Somvir Singh alias Bhola, a neighbour of the minor girl, allegedly called the teen to his house, raped her and recorded the act on video. He then continued to sexually assault her for several months by threatening to make the video viral. The survivor, living in constant fear, remained silent until she became five months pregnant.

On 19 September, an ultrasound conducted in Bisauli confirmed that t...