Three persons were arrested by Raibania police in sexual exploitation of a minor girl here. As for the complaints of the 16-year-old victim, the accused trio along with two others exploited him sexually for months in her house in absence of her parents.
She is now 7 months’ pregnant. After she confided about the incident to her parents, her father lodged an FIR with police after a village level initiative failed to resolve the case. The accused nabbed by police were identified as Kadu Murmu (55), Mithun Hansda (30) and Paran Soren (38) , residents of Olomara village under Jaleswar block.
“The accused trio was forwarded to court after being booked under the sections of gang rape against a minor and Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). Efforts are on to nab the two others,” said IIC Rabindra Behera of Raibania Police Station. The victim’s parents while used work in brick kilns away from home, the accused committed the offence against the victim taking advantage of her aloofness. The victim identified the two other accused as Ganesh Bindhani (20) and Ajay Hansda (25), now absconding.
The medical examinations of the victim as well as the accused trio have been conducted. Her statement before a Magistrate under CrPc 164 would be recorded, said police.