A 16-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in Sukhisewania area on June 13. The victim was sexually assaulted when she had gone to attend a wedding ceremony.
According to the police, the minor victim was sexually assaulted after she was accompanied by the accused, Dhanraj, on June 13, and taken to farms near the marriage venue.
The victim was lured of meeting her relatives and later, she was sexually assaulted near farms.
In her complaint, the victim stated that she was acquainted with the accused as he is her relative. The accused asked her to accompany him to meet her relatives but instead of taking her to relatives, he raped the victim.
The victim returned home and lodged complaint with the Gunga police where she lives. Gunga police registered a zero FIR and transferred the case to Sukhisewania police where a case of sexual assault was registered.
The accused sexually assaulted the victim and threatened her of life.
After the victim lodged a complaint, the accused went absconding but police managed to arrest him.
Later, the police registered a case under sections 376 and 506 of the IPC and sections 5 and 6 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) and have started further investigation.
The record of the accused would be searched in the further investigation.