A 17-year-old minor girl was sexually assaulted by a boy of her age at Ishwar Nagar under Habibganj police station area on Wednesday. Police said that the victim and accused are minors and the victim was sexually assaulted on Wednesday by the accused. The accused went to the victim’s house when she was alone and held her captive before sexually assaulting her, later when her parents came she reported the incident to the parents and lodged a complaint with the Habibganj police. The police have registered a case under sections 342, 376, 323 and 506 of the IPC and sections 3, 4 and 5 of the POCSO Act have started further investigation. Police said that the minor accused is yet to be detained and further details could be revealed after the accused is nabbed. The accused was acquainted with the victim. The accused threatened her of life and sexually assaulted her. Before leaving the house he threatened the victim to keep mum and not report the issue to police or family members.
The accused works as labourer and the two used to live in the same area. The details of the minor accused and his past crime records would be investigated to help in the detention of the absconding accused. Meanwhile, a 10-year-old girl was molested at Sikanderabad under Ratibad police station area in the evening on Wednesday.
The accused Sunil Kumar was nabbed who molested minor girl near hi s shop in the evening on Wednesday. The police have registered a case under 354 of the IPC and have nabbed the accused.