The UT Police has booked a class IV employee of PGIMER for allegedly raping a minor girl at Sector 24. The accused has been sent for one-day police remand on Wednesday, said police sources.
Confirming the incident, Ashok Kumar, in-charge of Police Post-Sector 24 said that the accused named Vijay Kumar has been arrested by police. The accused is a neighbor of the victim. He was produced in the district court from where he was sent for one-day police remand for further investigation. The victim is a nine year-old girl, studying in class III of a government school, and her parents are working as daily wage labourers in Chandigarh, said Ashok Kumar.
The incident took place on Tuesday, when Vijay Kumar, a 45 year-old married man, went to the residence of the victim and took her to the nearby forest area, on the pretext of buying chocolates for her. The accused later raped the victim and also threatened her of dire consequences for letting out the matter.
However, the victim informed her parents about the incident and a case against Vijay Kumar was registered. After receiving the complaint of the victim, police took her for medical examination where doctors after proper examination, confirmed rape.