In yet another case of crime against children, a 16-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly sexually exploiting two seven-year-old girls in Pathalgaon area of Jashpur district, a senior police officer informed here on Monday.
The father of the accused runs a grocery shop in Prem Nagar area under Pathalgaon police station. The house of accused is located just behind the shop where he used to allegedly sexually exploit the girls, informed Additional Superintendent of Police Neha Pandey.
The family of victims used to regularly visit the shop for purchasing items of daily use and the girls were acquainted with the accused boy in this way. For the past few days, the boy was luring the girls in the name of providing free chocolate, biscuits and other items and took them home where the girls were subjected to alleged sexual exploitation, the ASP claimed.
The girls unable to bear the pain finally narrated their ordeal in front of their parents who then reported the matter with the Pathalgaon police. Meanwhile, after getting the complaint, medico-legal examination of both the girls was performed whose report is yet to be received, informed Station House Officer Pathalgaon, BPS Chouhan.
The doctor, after primary examination has however confirmed sexual exploitation, the SHO claimed, adding, that the accused has been booked under Section 376 of Indian Penal Code of rape and other relevant sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012.