Berasia police has booked a 25-year-old youth for captivating and sexually assaulting a 22-year-old girl at Ujjain for the past one month. The victim lodged a complaint after she managed to escape.
The accused, Ajay Dhakad, held the victim captive on February 13 and sexually assaulted her. Later, when the victim managed to escape, she reported the incident and a complaint was lodged with the police.
Police said that the victim in her complaint stated that she was kept in captivity on February 13. She was raped in Ujjain and after she managed to escape, she lodged a complaint.
The victim was sexually assaulted by the accused for the past one month in Ujjain. The victim was not able to provide the place where she was held captive.
Based on the complaint, the police registered a case under sections 366, 376 and 506 of the IPC and started further investigation. A complaint was lodged by the victim on Saturday. The accused is yet to be arrested and search has been started, said police.
Meanwhile, a 25-year-old girl was molested by a miscreant at Bank Colony under Jehangirabad police station area on Sunday. The accused, identified as Saleem Khan, molested the victim who was on her way to home.
Police said that the victim lodged a complaint against the accused who used to frequently tease her and would harass her. On Sunday, he molested the victim again after which she lodged the complaint. The accused is yet to be arrested. Search has been started for the absconding accused.