Hyderabad/IBNS, April 5 -- A twelve-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a co-passenger at toilet in an AC compartment of an express train in the early hours of Thursday, media reports said.

She was seated next to her parents.

When her parents fell asleep, the girl went to the toilet without informing them.

The 22-year-old accused confined her to the toilet for over 30 minutes, assaulted her and video recorded the act.

He threatened her with dire consequences if she revealed what had happened.

The girl's family, who are from Odisha, first registered a complaint with Railway Helpline and then lodged a complaint with the Government Railway Police or GRP when the train reached Secunderabad. Though reports claim the accused was immediate...