A 23-year-old man, identified as Jagadish, reportedly raped a minor girl of 14 for almost nine months at Khairatabad. The incident came to light on Friday when the victim lodged a complaint with the police. The victim is a Class IX student.
According to V. Venkata Narayana, the sub-inspector of Saifabad, Jagadish works as an office-boy at a private company in the city. He used to regularly pass through the lane near the Community Hall in Khairatabad where the victim lives with her family.
The victim resides with her father, a labourer, and mother, a maid.
About nine months ago, Jagadish befriended the victim and proposed to her. He even promised to marry her as soon as possible. It was during this period that he raped her.
“Recently, when the victim fell sick, her mother took her to the Niloufer Hospital. There she got a pregnancy test done last Monday. The test reports were out on Thursday. The reports were positive for pregnancy,” Narayana said.
On being questioned by her mother, the girl revealed what had happened. On Friday evening, the victim, along with her mother, went to the Saifabad police station. The victim recorded her statement before the officials.
Following a complaint, a case under Section 376 of the IPC and Criminal Amendment Act, 2013, has been registered against the accused and the case is being investigated.
Meanwhile, official sources said the accused has been arrested, but the same is yet to be shown.
culled:deccanchronicle
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