Lucknow: 3 teens in net for rape of minors, hunt on for fourth
TNN | Apr 21, 2019, 06:50 IST
Picture used for representational purpose onlyLUCKNOW: Three girls aged between 10 and 15 years were raped in different parts of Lucknow this week, sounding an alarm over compromised safety of the fair sex, particularly minors, in the city. The accused who are in their teens were arrested on Saturday.
The 10-year-old girl was targeted by a neighbourhood shop employee at Bazaarkhala on April 14. She was lured to a desolate spot with toffees, police said.
“The accused, identified as Amir (18), was arrested following a tip-off. He has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act,” said Vijendra Singh, station house officer of Bazaarkhala.
The most recent incident took place in Aashiana on April 17.
A 12-year-old girl was targeted by a 19-year-old boy identified as Shubham. The accused who was on the run since the day of the crime was nabbed from Aurangabad Jageer railway crossing only after parents of the rape survivor approached senior police officers.
Earlier on April 15, a 15-year-old was raped in Gomtinagar. The accused, Lavkush Sharma (18) of Gwari village, had also beaten up the girl along with an aide.
It is, however, not certain if this unidentified accomplice in the same age group was also involved in the rape, police said.“The parents of the girl lodged a named complaint. Lavkush was arrested near Husadiya Crossing on a tip-off. We will interrogate him about his aide and conduct raids to arrest the latter,” said R S Sonkar, station house officer of Gomtinagar.
The 10-year-old girl was targeted by a neighbourhood shop employee at Bazaarkhala on April 14. She was lured to a desolate spot with toffees, police said.
“The accused, identified as Amir (18), was arrested following a tip-off. He has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act,” said Vijendra Singh, station house officer of Bazaarkhala.
The most recent incident took place in Aashiana on April 17.
A 12-year-old girl was targeted by a 19-year-old boy identified as Shubham. The accused who was on the run since the day of the crime was nabbed from Aurangabad Jageer railway crossing only after parents of the rape survivor approached senior police officers.
Earlier on April 15, a 15-year-old was raped in Gomtinagar. The accused, Lavkush Sharma (18) of Gwari village, had also beaten up the girl along with an aide.
It is, however, not certain if this unidentified accomplice in the same age group was also involved in the rape, police said.“The parents of the girl lodged a named complaint. Lavkush was arrested near Husadiya Crossing on a tip-off. We will interrogate him about his aide and conduct raids to arrest the latter,” said R S Sonkar, station house officer of Gomtinagar.
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