The Vikasnagar police was successful in nabbing a rape accused within hours of a complaint being filed on Friday. The incident occurred in Yamuna Khadar area of Nawabgarh in Vikasnagar.
The victim, a class X student was returning from a private tuition in morning when accused dragged her to a nearby sugar cane field and raped her.
The Circle Officer (CO) Vikasnagar, Swapan Kishore Singh said that the girl was staying in the house of one of her relatives. A complaint in the Vikasnaghar police station was lodged in the morning by one of the relative of the girl.
It is learnt that the relatives learned about the ordeal she faced when they found her disturbed when she returned home from tuition. On the inquiry she revealed what happened to her.
She also informed that the accused was following her for some time.
The news of the incident spread like a wild fire in the Vikasnagar and surrounding areas. The fact that the girl was minor and belonged to a local Scheduled Tribe community and the accused belonged to minority community created a tensed situation in the area.
The CO said that the police promptly started an operation to nab the culprit. The accused Israt Ali who is a truck driver by profession was soon nabbed by two Cheeta constables.
Kumar said that Constables Dharmendra Dhami and Kedar spotted the accused near Yamuna bank and arrested him. A case under sections 376 and 506 of Indian Penal Code is slapped against the accused.