In a bizarre incident, an FIR has been registered against four generations of a family, including the 90-year-old grandfather and great-grandfather who died 20 years ago, in connection with an alleged rape and assault case in Bulandshahr.
According to a complaint filed by the 19-year-old rape survivor’s father, a 23-year-old man from their village allegedly raped the woman for nearly two years on the pretext of marriage.
“Recently, when she put pressure on him to get married, the man took my daughter to a nearby farm on May 31 and raped her while two of his cousins stood guard and threatened to kill her,” he said.
He further said, “A week later, on June 7, she narrated her ordeal to me. When we approached the man’s family, we were brutally beaten up and warned not to report the matter to the police.”
The victim’s father went ahead and filed a complaint with police and the cops registered an FIR against 10 members of the family.
On Wednesday, the accused family met Bulandshahr’s Senior Superintendent of Police Shlok Kumar, who directed the officers concerned to look into the matter and conduct a fair probe.
Station House Officer of Ahar police station, Nishaan Singh, said, “On the basis of a complaint, a case was registered under Indian Penal Code sections 376 (rape), 147 (rioting), 323 (causing hurt), 504 (breach of peace), 506 (criminal intimidation). All those named in the FIR have been accused in the written complaint received by the police. Their involvement in the crime will be investigated and appropriate action will be taken accordingly.”
“We are also verifying the family’s claim regarding the accused who is dead. Teams have been formed and raids are being conducted to arrest the main accused,” he further added.
Meanwhile, 13 people have been booked by the police for allegedly getting a 15-year-old girl married to a 35-year-old man in Pilibhit, police said on Thursday.
Those booked include the mother of the girl.
The father of the minor, who filed the complaint at Puranpur Kotwali police station, alleged that a woman living in his neighbourhood conspired to get his daughter married to the accused man by taking the girl’s mother into confidence. He said that a secret wedding ceremony of his daughter was also held on June 4 (Sunday) which was attended only by his wife. He said his daughter was then taken to some unknown place while his wife left their house to stay with her parents.
The girl’s cousin, who lives in the neighbourhood, contacted the district coordinator of child helpline, Nirvan Singh, and informed him about the incident.
He claimed that the accused woman arranged frequent meetings between the victim and the accused during which he repeatedly raped her and she is two months’ pregnant with his child.
Umesh Kumar Yadav, crime inspector, said, “The girl would be rescued and sent for medical examination to find out if she is pregnant.”
“The victim will also be produced before court to record her statement under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code to confirm if she was raped by the accused man,” he added.
Yadav further added, “We have booked 13 persons, including the girl’s mother, the accused woman, the accused man, and 10 others who attended the minor girl’s marriage, under sections 9, 10, and 11 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act.”