Five-year-old raped by kin in Jhalawar

KOTA: A 5-year-old girl, who had gone to celebrate Raksha Bandhan at her maternal grandparents’ house in a village under Ghatoli police station area of Jhalawar district, was raped by a relative on July 30. The mother of the survivor approached Ghatoli police station on Wednesday late evening and lodged a case against the minor accused, who is yet to be detained.
The medical examination upon the minor survivor was conducted on Thursday and her statements under Section 164 before the magistrate were recorded later in the day.
The survivor is a resident of Chandpura village under Dangipura police station of Jhalawar district and had gone to her maternal grandparents’ house with her mother to celebrate Raksha Bandhan in a village under Ghatoli police station, SHO at Ghantoli police station Bannalal said.
The mother, along with the minor survivor, approached Ghatoli police station on Wednesday night and lodged a case of rape against the minor accused, who is about 15 to 16 years old and is a cousin of the survivor’s mother, he said.
The survivor has alleged in the report that the accused at noon on July 30 tempted her with toffees and took her to his house in the neighbourhood where he raped her, the SHO said. The survivor’s mother did not go to the police for many days because her husband was away and her parents and other family members pressurized her not to lodge a complaint in the matter, he said adding that when she narrated the matter to her husband on his arrival, he asked her to lodge a case in this connection.
On the report, the minor accused was booked under Section 376 of IPC and Sections of the Pocso Act, he added.
The minor accused is yet to be detained.