VARANASI: A woman in a village of Revati area in Ballia district was allegedly raped by her husband’s brother while in a village of Sukhpura area a girl lodged a complaint against a person alleging that he sexually exploited her for long on the assurance of marriage. Accused persons in both the cases were arrested.
SO Revati Pravin Kumar Singh said that a woman from a village under the limits of his police station had lodged a named FIR against her brother-in-law Dhanji Verma on Wednesday alleging that when she was sleeping on December 20 he entered the room and raped after threatening her with a knife. She alleged that Verma had also made two abortive bids in past.
Taking note of her complaint, a named FIR under sections 376 and 506 of IPC was lodged against Verma, said Singh adding, police arrested Verma on Thursday and sent to jail after being produced before the court.
SO Sukhpura Yashwant Singh said that one Afzal of a village of Chitbadagaon area had been arrested on Wednesday night after a girl alleged that he had repeatedly made physical relations with her by assuring to marry her since 2015 when their parents had given consent for their marriage. She alleged that Afzal not only started making physical relations with her but also took many obscene pictures.
When Afzal’s parents became aware about it they cancelled the marriage proposal, she alleged adding, when her parents went to meet Afzals parents threatened them. When she tried to pressurise Afzal for marriage he and his parents thrashed her, she alleged.
SO Sukhpura said that on her complaint a named FIR against Afzal and his parents was lodged under sections 376, 323, 504 and 506 of IPC. Following initial investigation Afzal was arrested.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)