LUDHIANA: The police on Monday arrested a 21-year-old labourer for raping his 14-year-old neighbour.
The minor’s mother said in her police complaint, “The accused lives alone here and knows our family. On Sunday night, my daughter had gone to the washroom. When she did not return for some time, I went looking for her and saw the accused raping her there. On seeing me, he escaped.”
Inspector Davinder Kumar said, “We have arrested the accused, who hails from Uttar Pradesh and works as a labourer here. He is an orphan and has a sister who is married in UP. An FIR under section 376 (rape) of the IPC and the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has been lodged.”
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)