<p> A church priest was arrested on Sunday for allegedly raping an 11-year-old Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district.</p>.<p>The arrest came two days after the incident following which the victim's mother lodged an FIR.</p>.<p>The accused has been identified as Albert, a 67-year-old resident of Kanyakumari.</p>.<p>The victim's mother said in her complaint that she had taken her daughter on April 21 to the school located on the church premises.</p>.<p>The victim reached home, bleeding profusely and with injury marks on her private parts.</p>.<p>She later narrated her ordeal to the mother and said that the priest had threatened to kill her if she informed anyone about the incident.</p>.<p>Superintendent of Police (SP) Neeraj Kumar Jadoun said that the FIR was registered under sections of rape, POCSO, SC-ST Act.</p>.<p>The SP said that the DNA sample of the victim and the accused priest was taken for medical examination at the district hospital.</p>.<p>Both the samples will be sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory for testing. A forensic team will also visit the church.</p>.<p>He said that in view of the resentment among local people, police have been deployed around the church.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p> A church priest was arrested on Sunday for allegedly raping an 11-year-old Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district.</p>.<p>The arrest came two days after the incident following which the victim's mother lodged an FIR.</p>.<p>The accused has been identified as Albert, a 67-year-old resident of Kanyakumari.</p>.<p>The victim's mother said in her complaint that she had taken her daughter on April 21 to the school located on the church premises.</p>.<p>The victim reached home, bleeding profusely and with injury marks on her private parts.</p>.<p>She later narrated her ordeal to the mother and said that the priest had threatened to kill her if she informed anyone about the incident.</p>.<p>Superintendent of Police (SP) Neeraj Kumar Jadoun said that the FIR was registered under sections of rape, POCSO, SC-ST Act.</p>.<p>The SP said that the DNA sample of the victim and the accused priest was taken for medical examination at the district hospital.</p>.<p>Both the samples will be sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory for testing. A forensic team will also visit the church.</p>.<p>He said that in view of the resentment among local people, police have been deployed around the church.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>