KANPUR: A loco pilot was arrested on Thursday by the city police for allegedly raping, filming and blackmailing a 13-year-old girl in the city.
The accused has been identified as Abhishek Patel, a resident of Prayagraj.
The complainant, father of the survivor, who lives in a locality under the limits of Govind Nagar police station, on Thursday told the police that a few days ago her daughter had narrated her ordeal to them and now they want to lodge an FIR against the loco pilot in this regard.
“After luring her over some pretext, he sexually assaulted her and also made a video of the girl in an objectionable condition and started blackmailing her. He had also threatened her with dire consequences if she revealed about the rape to her family or anyone else,” said police.
Superintendent of police (South) Deepak Bhuker said after registering a case under relevant sections of IPC besides POCSO Act, accused Abhishek Patel, who is a loco pilot and a native of Allahabad, was arrested and sent to jail. “We have seized Patel’s mobile phone which he had used to shoot objectionable video of the survivor and using the same to blackmail her. Further investigations are under way in this regard.”