Tribune News Service
Amritsar, December 6
In a shocking incident, a minor girl was allegedly ‘gang- raped’ by her maternal grandfather and his two sons in Majitha. The accused have been identified as Surti and his two sons Arjan Singh and Harpreet Singh.
The incident came to light after the 12-year-old victim narrated the entire incident to her maternal aunt. Following which her aunt filed a complaint with the Majitha police. The complainant stated to the police that her elder sister tied the knot second time and her maternal aunt Kulwinder, wife of Surti, adopted the 12-year-old girl. She said Kulwinder died around a year ago.
She said after her death, they went to the deceased’s house a number of times to take custody of the girl, but the accused did not allow to take her.
She said on November 29, when she went to meet the girl, the latter informed that the accused used to sexually harass her. She said they brought the girl to their house and when they called Surti, he threatened to kill them.
A case has been registered under Sections 376 B, 376 D and 506 of the IPC and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act against the accused. While Arjan has been held, remaining accused would be nabbed soon, said the police.
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