TheLudhiana police claims to have solved the rape case of a seven-year-old girl,with the arrest of a 13-year-old boy, who happens to be the brother of thevictim. As the boy is also a minor, the police have withheld his identity.
Asper information, the development came a day after the mother of the victimalleged the incident took place at a private school in Aman Nagar, Salem Tabri,and held school authorities accountable. However, as per Police reports, thereal brother of the victim is only the main accused.
Meanwhile,the report of the police has not gone well with the parents of the victim as theyalleged that police is deliberately implicating the victim's brother. Besides,the kin of the girl, along with hundreds of people on Thursday held a proteston the national highway and blocked the service lane on the highway for four tosix hours, demanding action against the school and a fair probe into thematter.
LudhianaPolice Commissioner (CP) Rakesh Agrawal, informed that he investigation was ledby Additional DCP 1 Pragya Jain in coordination with the Salem Tabri police,and after investigating the case from various angles, she identified thevictim’s brother as the main culprit. He said they also checked the CCTVfootage of the school, but found nothing suspicious.
Hesaid that the girl’s statement was recorded under Section 164 of the CrPC incourt and the girl has alleged that she was sexually assaulted by her brotherat their home while he was watching Crime Petrol.
Hesaid after the medical examination and psychological counseling of the girl,the police have registered a case under Section 376 of the IPC, 4 of POCSO Actand arrested the minor boy, who is in juvenile custody.