Rajkot: A private firm employee in Rajkot was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly raping a minor girl on three occasions over the last four months. The 30-year-old accused had allegedly threatened to kill the girl’s brother if she did not comply with his demands.
Gandhigram police arrested Sanjay Kanjariya on basis of a complaint lodged by the mother of the 17-year-old Class XII girl on Tuesday night. According to case details, the accused and the survivor were neighbours on Raiya road. The accused allegedly raped the girl for the first time at his house in October last year. Later, he raped her again in November and then again in February 6.
The matter came to light when the girl returned from school and then again left home saying that there were extra classes on February 6.
When her parent’s inquired at school they found out that there were no extra classes. Since they already had doubts on Kanjariya’s intentions, they went to check at his house and found the girl there. When questioned, the girl told her parents that Kanjariya used to threaten her that he will kill her brother if she did not comply with his demands.
Cops applied charges of rape and under various sections of POCSO Act on the accused.