Surat: A man was arrested for raping a minor girl of Suvali village on the outskirts of Surat city on Friday.
The 17-year-old girl, a resident of Suvali, had come to stay for a few days at her aunt's house in the city on October 7. Accused Aakash Rathod, who also lived in Suvali, lured her with the promise of marriage. They eloped to Himmatnagar and returned to Suvali on October 26. The girl's parents took their daughter to Khatodara police station and registered a complaint of rape against the accused on their return.
An offence under IPC Sections 363, 366 and 376(2) (A) and the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act -2012 (POCSO) Sections 4 and 6 was registered against the accused.
"We arrested the accused after registration of the complaint. The girl is still a minor and hence the accused has also been booked under the provisions of POCSO Act," an officer of Khatodara police station said. The rape survivor and the accused are not well educated. They have known each other for some time, he added.
The 17-year-old girl, a resident of Suvali, had come to stay for a few days at her aunt's house in the city on October 7. Accused Aakash Rathod, who also lived in Suvali, lured her with the promise of marriage. They eloped to Himmatnagar and returned to Suvali on October 26. The girl's parents took their daughter to Khatodara police station and registered a complaint of rape against the accused on their return.
An offence under IPC Sections 363, 366 and 376(2) (A) and the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act -2012 (POCSO) Sections 4 and 6 was registered against the accused.
"We arrested the accused after registration of the complaint. The girl is still a minor and hence the accused has also been booked under the provisions of POCSO Act," an officer of Khatodara police station said. The rape survivor and the accused are not well educated. They have known each other for some time, he added.
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