Kolar police have booked a 38-year old man for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in Ganj Basoda; wife of accused helped in the crime, case was registered on Saturday.
According to the police, the victim was kidnapped by the accused Dinesh Prajapati and his wife Nidhi Prajapati and was sexually assaulted by Dinesh.
SHO Kolar Sunil Sharma said the victim came into contact with the accused when she used to stay at Chunabhatti and came into contact with Nidhi and later Dinesh used to treat her like sister. The victim later moved to Banjara Basti but remained in contact with the accused family.
Nidhi assured her that their family has ritual of two marriages and took her to Ganj Basoda where Dinesh married her and later sexually assaulted. She was held captive where Dinesh used to sexually assault her and Nidhi used to behave atrociously. The victim managed to escape and lodged a complaint with the Kolar police.
Based on the complaint a case of Zero FIR was registered and case would be transferred to AJK police station for further investigation.
Based on the victim’s complaint the police have registered a case of kidnapping, sexual assault and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and started search for the accused who is absconding.