A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped and held captive for three months in Nagpur. A case of kidnapping and rape has been registered with the Kamla Nagar police on Tuesday.
According to the police, the victim used to live with her family at Rahul Nagar and her neighbour Pramod Kathane used to live at his sister’s house. Few months ago the victim and accused became acquainted soon they developed friendship which turned into a relationship. Three months ago the accused lured the victim of marriage and took her to Nagpur. Initially, the accused told that they would marry soon but within a couple of days his behaviour changed and he started to abuse and assault the victim.
During the time, the victim was held captive the accused raped her several times and used to intimidate her.
On June 30, the accused accompanied the victim in a Bhopal bound train but at Pandhurna he left the train. Before he left the train he threatened the victim of her life and she should not share the incident with police or family. After reaching the city, the victim returned to her house and described the whole incident to the family. Earlier the family and the victim were not willing to report but the girl mustered courage and decided to report the incident to police. The victim lodged a complaint with the Kamla Nagar police on Tuesday.
After the preliminary investigation, the police have registered a case under section 363, 366 and 376 of the IPC and have started further investigation. The accused hails from Pandhurna and was presently living at Bhopal. He used to work as a building painter. The police have started searching for the accused and have questioned his family members living in the Rahul Nagar area.