Ludhiana: Man held for raping friend’s daughter

LUDHIANA: The police have arrested a 38-year-old man for raping the 10-year-old daughter of his friend.
The minor’s father said in his police complaint, “The accused is a friend and lives in a neighbouring village. He would often visit our house. On Tuesday evening, too, he came to our house. After some time, he told me that he was going to buy vegetables and took my daughter along on his motorcycle. Later, he dropped my daughter home and left.”
“My daughter looked scared. When we asked her the reason, she told us about the incident. Instead of taking her to the vegetable market, he took her to an isolated place and raped her. He threatened her against speaking about it,” he added.
The family then approached the police and a complaint was lodged under sections 376 (rape), 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC and the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Investigating officer sub-inspector Manpreet Kaur said the accused has been arrested. “He had sexually assaulted the girl at a forest area,” she added.