Ludhiana: 4-year-old 'raped' in Ekta Colony, youth on flight

Ludhiana: 4-year-old ‘raped’ in Ekta Colony, youth on flight | Latest News India

A four-year-old girl was “raped” on Monday by a 19-year-old man in Ekta Colony, the police said. At the time of the incident, the girl was visiting a family member with her mother’s side grandmother.

Section 65 (2) (the raping of a woman under the age of twelve) of the Bharatiya Nyaha Sanhita and section 6 of the Protection of Children against Sexual Crimes Act have been registered.

When the victim’s mother appeared at the suspect’s home while she was looking for her, the suspect managed to escape by pushing her aside.

The Meharban police have registered a FIR against the suspect, identified as Ankit Kumar, 19, based on the statement of the victim’s mother.

The complainant said her mother brought the girl to a family member nearby. Her daughter, who led the way, was suddenly missing.

The complainant added that she started looking for her when she heard her shouting from the suspect’s house.

She went in and found the suspect who had committed the crime. When she raised the alarm, the suspect managed to escape. She immediately warned the police and filed a complaint.

Assistant-under inspector (ASI) Radhey Sham, an investigating officer of the Meharban police station, said that the girl, together with her mother’s side grandmother, ran through a street that had become narrower because of the accumulation of water.

The toddler crossed the narrow piece and stopped waiting for her mother’s side grandmother. The suspect found the girl alone and dragged her in his house, where he raped her, the police added.

The ASI added that a FIR on the basis of section 65 (2) (the raping of a woman under the age of twelve) of the Bharatiya Nyaha Sanhita (BNS) and section 6 of the Protection of Children against Sexual Crimes Act (POCSO) is registered against the accused. The arrest of the suspect is being sought.

The district saw a similar incident on December 7 when the Dehlon police booked a worker for the ‘raping’ of a five -year -old daughter of his neighbor in the village of Bhagwanpura.

The suspect took the girl to his rental home and raped her when she was alone in her house.

In another case, the Tibba police had arrested a minor for the rape of a 12-year-old girl in the Chandarlok colony.