Bajaria police have booked a 40-year-old man for molesting her 17-year-old step-daughter at Purshottam Nagar on Tuesday.
According to the police the victim was molested by her step father Surendra Tiwari for the past two years.
The victim’s mother and wife of the accused accompanied the victim to the Bajaria police and lodged a complaint against her husband.
In the complaint victim stated that the accused used to molest her and would hold her hand or he would touch her indecently. She opposed the same and would ask the accused to restrain and pleaded that he is like her father but the accused was not willing to give up the evil and continued the molestation which forced the victim to lodge a complaint with the police.
The accused works as electrician and started living the family three years ago and for the past two years he used to molest the victim.
The victim initially resisted and tried to convince the accused but failed.
Victim’s mother after separation with her earlier husband started to live with the accused so that he could support her and her daughter but the accused was involved in evil doing.
Accused went absconding and is still at large. Police said that the crime record of the accused would be searched during the investigation.
Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 354, 354 A and 506 of the IPC and section 7 and 8 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act -2012.