The police have arrested a person in Sahaspur area for sexually assaulting his minor step daughter. The shameful incidence was reported to the police by some local residents and the head of Sapera Basti of Sahaspur, Raghuvir Singh on Wednesday night.
The police was informed that a seven year old girl is lying conscious in her shanty located in Chor Khala adjacent to the Shaspur police station and probably she is raped. A police team reached the spot and took the child to the hospital. A police team led by Sahaspur police station in charge, Mukesh Tyagi rounded up some persons of the locality on suspicion and interrogated them.
Sensing the importance of the case, the SP rural Sweta Choubey too reached the spot in night and monitored the police action. Meanwhile on the information provided by the girl the police realised that the offender is none other than her step father Rinku. The culprit was arrested. He told Police that he did the act in state of intoxication. The mother of the minor married Rinku recently who is a snake charmer by
profession.
The Circle Officer (CO) of Sahaspur Chandra Mohan Singh told The Pioneer that the doctor after examination ruled out rape of the minor but informed that the private parts of the child show signs of some violation. He said that the step father of the minor has accepted his involvement in the crime and a case under section 376 and ¾ POSCO is registered against the culprit.