An 18-year-old girl was kidnapped, captivated and sexually assaulted in Gujarat. The offender was known to the woman, as he lived in a rented house in victim’s locality in Panchsheel Nagar.
The TT Nagar Police has registered a case of sexual assault against a Shivpuri-based Umesh.
According to police sources, the victim and accused came in contact in Panchsheel Nagar, where the offender lived in a rented house. In November, 2013 the victim was kidnapped from her
residence and was taken to Gujarat where she was held captive and was raped several times.
Unaware of the kidnapping, the family members started searching for the victim but failed to find her and lodged a complaint with the TT Nagar police late in the night on November 23, 2013.
During the investigation, the police found that the victim was held captive in Gujarat. A police team was rushed to Gujarat and the victim was rescued from the Sabarkantha district of Gujarat.
The victim was brought back to the city and in the preliminary investigation it was found that the victim was sexually assaulted.
Police have registered a case under Sections 363, 366, 367 (A) and 376 of the IPC. A case under Sections 3 and 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012, as the victim was a minor, when she was abducted.
The accused was charged with sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences 2012 as the victim was minor when she was kidnapped.
The accused hails from Shivpuri and used to work at labour contractor in a Paper Mill in Gujarat.
Police said that the accused was living with the victim and had told the locals that he had married the victim.
Accused was produced in the court on Monday and he was sent under judicial custody by the court.