Class eight girl raped in school bathroom with promise of marriage in Rajkot

RAJKOT: A Class 8 student was allegedly raped by her friend’s relative in the bathroom of her school in March, stated a complaint lodged by the girl’s mother on Wednesday late night.
The girl’s family hails from Nepal and is currently settled in Rajkot. In the complaint, the 15-year-old’s mother alleged that the accused who is in mid 20s was a resident of Surat and relative of the school security guard.
According to the complaint, the girl had come in contact with the accused a few months ago when he had come from Surat to stay with his relative in Rajkot. “The accused raped the minor in March promising her marriage,” said police.
On June 12, the girl went to Surat without informing her parents and met the accused. She asked him to marry her, but he reportedly refused to marry her.
When the girl’s parents came to know that their daughter was in Surat, they brought her back to Rajkot on Tuesday. After coming home the girl informed her family about the rape.
Following this, the girl’s mother filed a rape complaint with Rajkot City’s B division police station which was transferred to the Mahila Police Station for further probe.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)