Jaipur minor rape: CCTV footage emerges, 3 rapes in 15 days point to serial rapist on loose

CCTV footage showing a seven-year-old girl being taken away on a motorbike has emerged in Jaipur days after the rape of the girl heightened tensions in the city.

The seven-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and raped by an unknown person in Jaipur's Shastri Nagar area on Monday. According to the police, the girl was abducted by a motorcycle-borne man and taken to a nearby place where she was raped.

The suspect pretended to be the girl's father's friend and picked her up from her home in Shastri Nagar. He took her to the nearby Amanishah ka Nullah where he raped the girl before abandoning her near her house in a bloody state.

Now, CCTV footage has emerged showing the child being taken away on a motorbike by the accused.

Also adding a twist to the case are new details that suggest that the rape may have been a part of a series of sexual crimes against children in the area, all of which may have been committed by the same person.

Three cases of rapes of minors have been reported from the Bhatta Basti area of Shastri Nagar in Jaipur in the past fortnight.

The incidents took place on June 21, June 22 and July 1.

All three crimes were carried out in the exact same manner. A bike-borne man would approach children in the evening, claiming to be their father's or grandfather's friend, take them away and rape them. He would then abandon the children and flee.

The Jaipur Police has not yet officially confirmed if the suspect in all the three cases is the same man.

The situation in Jaipur has been tense after the Monday incident, with angry protesters torching and vandalising cars.

As tensions refused to die, authorities suspended internet mobile services in 13 police station areas in Jaipur from 2 pm on July 2 to 10 am on July 3 to prevent the spread of rumours.

Meanwhile, the Rajasthan government on Tuesday announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the family of the victim.

(inputs from Sharat Kumar in Jaipur)