Bihar man booked for raping minor

Coimbatore: The Tirupur north all women police have launched a hunt for a 27-year-old Bihar native for raping a 17-year-old girl from Assam after she delivered a baby.
The minor girl was working in a banian company at Anupparpalyam, police sources said. “She was in love with her colleague Ranith Mandal from Bihar and the couple was staying together in a rented house at Anupparpalyam. He raped her several times promising to marry her. Mandal left for Bihar four months ago and also switched off his mobile phone. The girl, who had become pregnant, was not able to contact him,” a police officer said.
The girl, who was admitted to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) for delivery on April 30, delivered a baby boy.
Police have registered a case against Mandal under various sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. TNN