A youth who is now in Sundargarh jail for over last more than three months on charges of raping her lover, a minor girl, faced DNA test in jail on Friday along with the minor girl and her new born daughter to know the fatherhood of the girl child.
According to sources, Rajesh Kuanr(19) of Khajurdih village under Koira police station had love affair with a 17 year old minor girl, resident of a neighbouring village, about two years ago. Promising her to marry, Rajesh used to keep physical relationship with the minor girl. In December 2017, when the minor girl had told Rajesh that she had become pregnant and told him to marry her, Rajesh had started avoiding her.
Finding no other alternative, the minor girl had lodged FIR in Koira police station on April 11 against Rajesh mentioning her plight. The Koira police after registering a rape case under POCSO Act had arrested Rajesh on April 12. Rajesh was forwarded to court and was later sent to the Sundargarh jail.
On May 25, the victim girl had delivered a female baby. Koira police had submitted a petition before Sundargarh Additional Sessions Judge cum Special Judge to give permission for conducting DNA test of accused and the court had granted permission.