Man rapes minor girl, blackmails her with obscene pics

Coimbatore: A construction worker was booked on Saturday for raping a minor girl on several occasions at his residence near Sundarapuram.
The all-woman police (east) said the girl, a Class XI student, was in love with the 24-year-old construction worker. “He raped the girl for the first time on January 19 at his residence. He then continued to have physical relationship with her and recorded their intimate moments using his mobile phone camera,” a police officer said.
Meanwhile, the girl’s parents came to know about the affair and advised her to end the same. “She subsequently avoided him for the past two months, despite his repeated requests to continue the affair. Enraged, he shared an obscene photo of the girl with his friends on WhatsApp and threatened the girl,” the officer said.
The girl lodged a complaint with the all-women police (east) inspector, Amutha, who registered a case against the construction worker on Saturday under Section 376 (3) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 5 (l), 6, 9, 10, 11(v), 12, 13(c) and 14 (1) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. “Since the accused has gone into hiding, we have formed a special team to nab him,” the officer said.