Hanumanganj police have nabbed a 22-year-old youth after a 19-year-old girl braved to complaint against youth who sexually assaulted her for the past six months at different places in the state capital.
The victim girl lodged a complaint against the accused identified as Rajesh Sarathe and based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation police have nabbed the accused.
Investigating Officer Chanchal Tiwari said that the accused lives in the same locality and was acquainted with the victim for long. On June 3, 2018 while she was standing near bus stop to catch a bus to reach her college, the accused Rajesh offered her lift to the college but instead of dropping her at college he took her to a house in Sindhi colony where he raped her and threatened not to report the incident. Later the accused sexually assaulted the victim at different places by threatening her of life but on Monday she braved to report the atrocity to her mother.
The victim along with her mother approached Habibganj police and lodged complaint against the accused.
The police have registered a case under section 376(2) N and 506 of the IPC and section 3(2) of the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Victim was lured of marriage and continued to sexually exploit her but recently he refused to marry her after which complaint was lodged by the victim.
The victim is pursuing graduation while the details of accused would be searched in the investigation.