The minor's rape in Chandigarh comes just days after women in the city directly administered by the Union Home Ministry held a candle-light march to assert their right to access public spaces without having to worry about their safety.A 12-year-old girl on her way to school to celebrate Independence Day was kidnapped and raped in Chandigarh on Tuesday. The Class 8 student had taken a short-cut to school through the children's traffic park in Chandigarh's Sector 23 when a man stopped her, pulled her aside and raped her. Initial information had indicated that the girl was returning from school."She was on her way to school and entered the park from the back gate," said Chandigarh's senior police officer Eish Singhal. Based on the statement of "the traumatised girl", the police said only one person armed with a knife, was involved.The police are checking CCTV footage in the neighbourhood for clues.
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