Representative image BIJNOR: A village panchayat in UP’s Bijnor district announced four slaps and Rs 1 lakh fine as punishment to a youth, 16, for allegedly raping his eight-year-old cousin. The matter has been deemed as “settled” by local police as the family members of the victim have not filed a complaint. The boy meanwhile has been recuperating in a private hospital since Sunday evening when the alleged assault took place in Bijnor’s Nehtaur region. According to villagers, the youth lured the boy, a neighbour, to a field on the outskirts of his village and allegedly sexually assaulted him. The boy was rescued after some passersby heard his cry and brought him to the village. From there, the child was taken to a private hospital in Bijnor’s Noorpur town.