Lucknow, Nov 16: In a shocking incident, a 10-month-old girl was severely injured when allegedly raped by the domestic help of the family in Saadatganj.

The infant has been admitted to the King George’s Medical University’s (KGMU) paediatric surgery department.

Doctors said that the baby’s genitalia, including vagina and anal canal have been ruptured.

The 10-month-old toddler was allegedly raped by 18-year-old Sunny Kumar, who is a domestic help in the girl’s family.

According to the police, the incident took place in Saadatganj locality on Sunday night.

The girl’s mother was in the kitchen when she heard the cries of her baby and rushed to the bedroom where she found the domestic help, Sunny, in an objectionable state. She confronted Sunny but he fled.

“The girl’s mother was in the kitchen when she heard the cries of her baby and rushed to the bedroom where she was shocked to see the domestic help in an objectionable state. She confronted Sunny but he fled. Later, on family’s complaint, we arrested the accused,” said Station House Officer (SHO), Saadatganj, Brijesh Kumar Yadav.