An 18-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour in Bhandaria police limit since the past three years on the pretext of marriage. The survivor got pregnant and delivered a baby around two year back.
When the accused refused to marry her, she approached police and lodged a complaint on Tuesday.
Victim's mother stated in her complaint that she came in contact with the 22-year-old accused, who lives in her neighbourhood, around three years back. He lured her into his trap of friendship and allegedly outraged her modesty for the first time in May 2019, on the pretext of marriage due to which a child was born at an early age. Whose age is 2 years now. In this regard, meetings were held with people from the village at an expense of Rs 20,000 also taken for the meeting, but despite this, the boy's marriage was arranged at another place.
Bhandariya Police Station in-charge Sanjay Khaka said that the accused repeatedly raped her and around two years back when he came to know that the survivor was pregnant, he promised to marry her.
Police added that the survivor was left with no other options and approached Bhandaria police station with her family members and lodged a rape complaint against the accused minor.
Police registered a rape case against him under relevant sections of the 376/506/34 of IPC and Sec. 6 of POCSO.
The accused has gone to another state due to fear of arrest. Police are ascertaining his location and will soon arrest him. Investigations are underway, Khakha said.