Two out of six miscreants involved in sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in Jamusar village under Berasia police station area were nabbed by police on Thursday; search for the remaining four accused has been intensified.
Gurucharan, one of the accused has been arrested by the police while another accused Raju Raikwar has been arrested by the police for committing dacotiy at a farm house near Einthkhedi on August 3.
Superintendent of Police Bhopal (North) Arvind Saxena said that the victim lives with father who is physically challenged and elder brother. Victim’s mother died few years ago. The incident occurred on the night of July 12 when victim’s father went to meet his younger son.
The main accused Zahid Khan who was well acquainted with minor went to the victim‘s house when she was alone, along with other accused Bharat Singh Meena, Bhura Dheemar, Raju Dheemar, Gurucharan Bhargava and Bhure Khan.
The victim was not ready to open the door but the main accused Zahid told her that her father has sent her some goods and to collect those goods the victim opened the door after which the accused entered the house and raped the victim. Before leaving the house victim was threatened by the accused to keep mum but later the victim braved and reported the incident.
Zahid told the victim that her father sent a bag for her and believing him the girl opened the gate of house following which all of them forcefully entered in the house and then after confining her, they raped her one by one. All the accused also threatened her of dire consequences on revealing the fact to anyone therefore the victim remained tight lipped over the gang rape incident.
On August 2 Zahid Khan and Bharat Meena again went to the victim’s house when she was alone and sexually assaulted her. Three police teams including Gunga, Nazirabad and Berasia police have been made and intensive massive search operation has been launched to nab the remaining accused. The police registered a case under section 376, 376(D), 376(2) (N), 458, 506 of the IPC and 3, 4, 5 of POCSO.