LUCKNOW, June 12 -- A 16-year-old boy accused of raping a 9-year-old girl with hearing and speech impairment under Saadatganj police area was arrested early Thursday morning, within four hours of the incident being reported, officials said.

"The incident occurred in Wazirbagh locality under Saadatganj police station in Lucknow West Zone. The police received information about the crime through Dial 112 around 2 am. Acting promptly on the complaint lodged by the girl's mother, police registered a case under Section 65(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 5M/6 of the Pocso Act," according to an official statement issued by the police.

"The girl was immediately sent for medical examination at Rani Laxmi Bai Combined Hospital...