Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) of the Haryana police on Sunday arrested a youth for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl at Sector-84 in Manesar area on August 29. The accused was produced before the local court on Monday which sent him to judicial custody at Bhondsi jail. Police said, the culprit was a son of notorious criminal Rakesh Banjara, who is still absconding.
Police said the accused, identified as Piyush Banjara (22), was a resident of Sector-84, Antriksh Heights at Manesar. The culprit was reportedly doing his graduation from a prominent college in the city. He was arrested from Sector-14 area by the CIA.
"CIA Bilaspur has formed a team to nab the accused. During interrogation, he admitted to have committed the crime and fled to Nepal to avoid arrest. He was staying in rented accommodation in Manesar. Originally he was a resident of Sarhaul Village in Gurugram," said Shakuntala Yadav, Assistant Commissioner of police (Women's crime).
Earlier on August 29, an 11-year-old girl student of a reputed school on Sohna Road was allegedly raped by the accused at Sector-84 in Manesar. The matter was reported to police on the same day. Police took the girl for medical examination where rape was confirmed.
The victim's mother alleged that her daughter was playing in the society and went into the basement of building. Little did she know that the accused already present there and he raped her.
To hide the crime, the accused threatened the victim with dire consequences if she revealed the incident to anyone. However, after returning home the girl told her mother about it and she reported it to the police.
A case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) had been registered against the accused at women's police station at Manesar.
According to the police, Rakesh Banjara was a notorious criminal and was active in Gurugram a decade ago. He was involved in several cases of murder, attempt to murder, loot and other in Gurugram. Police sources said, Banjara reportedly lived in somewhere in Nepal and has been untracable.