Chandigarh

Two booked for raping 15-year-old schoolgirl

PNS

The UT Police has booked two men for raping a 15 year-old school girl on the pretext of dropping her at school, police said on Wednesday.

Gurmukh Singh, SHO PS-39 said that the accused have been identified as Vijay Kumar and Rajiv, alias Jalebi, who were close to the victim’s family. Vijay, a taxi driver, has been arrested by the police while Rajiv is absconding. 

The victim, a Class IX student, told the police that the incident took place a week ago while she was going to school for collecting her annual result. On her way to school the accused offered her lift on their vehicle. However, instead of taking her to school, they took her to a hotel in Etawah village, where they took turn in raping her. 

The incident came to light on Tuesday when the victim informed her mother about the incident and the parents lodged a complaint with the local police. Meanwhile, medical examination of victim has confirmed rape. The family of the victim informed the police that both the accused Vijay Kumar (30) and Jalebi, are residents of Sector-37.

The duo is known to the family and Vijay often used to visit their residence. "The police have recovered CCTV footage from the hotel and are conducting raids to arrest Jalebi," added the SHO.