A 23-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in a Jhagaria forest under Bilkharia police station area on Tuesday; a case was registered after the victim lodged a complaint when she escaped late in the night.
According to the police, the victim was sexually assaulted after she was taken to forest in the name of work of her brother and later raped her by captivating her. The victim was told that her brother has some work and later held her captive where she was sexually assaulted.
In her complaint, the victim stated that she was acquainted with the accused as he was her brother’s friend and used to visit house.
On Tuesday the accused accompanied him to forest where he raped her.
The victim managed to escape reached her house and reported the incident.
The accused sexually assaulted the victim and threatened her of life which was reported by the victim to the police.
After the victim lodged a complaint accused went absconding and is still at large. The police have registered a case under sections 376, 506 and 367 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
Meanwhile, Berasia police have nabbed a drug peddler on Tuesday evening and recovered cannabis weighing 800 gm from his possession.
Police said that acting on a tip-off regarding a man carrying drugs was nabbed near Berasia bus stand and when he checked Cannabis was recovered from his possession.
After the initial investigation police have registered a case against accused.
The source of the drugs and their scheduled delivery to the customer in the city and nearby areas would be investigation.