In connection with trafficking and alleged rape of a 10- year-old girl, who had lost her family in the June 2013 Kedarnath disaster, Uttarakhand police have deployed two teams headed by women inspectors for Tehri and Rudraprayag districts to investigate the case, said State additional director general of police Ram Singh Meena on Friday. The girl’s statement was recorded before the magistrate and police have arrested the accused named Maniram, resident of koti area in Tehri who was also sent to 14 days’ judicial custody, he added. The girl who had lost her family in the last year’s natural disaster was rescued by the Army from Kedar Valley.
Kabariwala Ajay who had allegedly brought the girl to Tehri from Haridwar will also be interrogated.
After her medical report confirmed ruptured hymen, police lodged an FIR against the accused and sent a team to arrest him. The accused was arrested by the team and he was sent to jail after being produced in the court.
The girl would be shifted to Dehradun Bal Niketan from Chamba in Tehri,
he added.
The SP said the girl was unable to locate where exactly her family lived in the Kedarnath Valley of Rudraprayag district. Team of Dehradun also talked to the girl on Friday, he added.