In a shocking incident, a nine-year-old girl and her seven-year-old brother of Baleswar town were allegedly subjected to sexual abuse by two persons.
The incident came to light when the mother of the victims lodged an FIR with the Town police.
The police registered a case under Sections 376 (rape) and 377 (unnatural sex offences) of IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) against the accused duo and began investigation. The ages of accused were yet to ascertained, said the police.
The police conducted medical examinations of the victims and were awaiting report. “While the investigation is on, the accused persons have absconded from the village,” said Inspector-in-Charge of the Town police station Dillip Sahu.
The incident took place at Purunabaleswar under the Town police station and the accused and the victims are neighbours. The accused duo allegedly committed the crimes in the house of the victims in the absence of their parents. The father of the victims works as a mason and the mother works in houses in the village as a domestic help. The accused persons also work as helpers with the senior masons.
The sexual abuses were going on for about two months till the victims’ another sister witnessed the crime and informed their mother. The mother made the incident public, following which a meeting was held in the village. Then, the mother lodged the FIR with police on Friday. Villagers have demanded immediate arrest of the accused persons, who, according to sources, are around 18 years both.