Shymala Hills police have nabbed a 54-year-old man for sexually assaulting an 18-year-old girl at Pratap Nagar on December 8 at her house.
Police said that the accused identified as Ramesh Rao sexually assaulted the victim who is his neighbour. The accused raped the victim on December 8.
SHO Shymala Hills police Anand Tiwari said that the accused is neighbour of the victim and on December 8 he raped the victim when she was alone at her house. The accused left the house before threatening her of dire consequences and told to keep mum and not to report the incident to the parents and police.
The victim remained afraid and not reported the incident to the parents but on Monday when the accused was making obscene gestures towards her daughter she asked the victim after which the incident was revealed, he added.
Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation, the police have registered a case under section 376, 452 and 506 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
The parents of the victim work as labour while she stays at home.
The victim was afraid of the accused and maintained silence over the incident.
Accused work as security guard and had also worked as labour. Police said that the accused do not hold any crime record and details of his involvement in sexual assault kind of cases would be investigated.
Initially after the mother of the victim lodged complaint accused escaped the spot and later he was nabbed by the police.