A 30-year-old shopkeeper was arrested for sexually assaulting a minor girl at Itwara under Kotwali police station area on Sunday.
According to the police the victim was acquainted with the accused Sachin Jain (30) and used to buy grocery from his shop. On Sunday afternoon the accused asked the victim to attend her father’s call and when the victim went to attend the call she was sexually assaulted by the accused when the victim raised alarm the locals and family rushed to her rescue.
The victim was rescued and the accused was later arrested in the evening by the Kotwali police. Huge ruckus was created by the family members at the Kotwali police station who were demanding action against the accused Sachin.
After the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 376, 506 and 34 of the IPC and section 3 and 4 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act -2012 and have started further investigation.
City Superintendent of Police Gopal Singh Dhakad said that a case of sexual assault was lodged by a minor on Sunday and in the complaint the family has alleged that the accused has sexually assaulted the victim and they have caught him in compromising position. Based on the complaint in the initial probe it was found that the accused was involve in the crime and was arrested late in the evening.
The victim and accused were acquainted and have shops in the same vicinity but she was not aware of the evil of the accused and was dodged by the accused. The investigations are on, he added.