Labourer booked for raping neighbour, 15

Ludhiana: The police have booked a labourer for raping his 15-year-old neighbour after spiking her soft drink.
Though the incident took place on July 15, the survivor apprised her family of it on Saturday as the accused had threatened her against speaking about it.
The minor said in her police complaint, “My parents work as laborers and my siblings and I stay at home. On July 15, I was going to my aunt’s house in a nearby locality, when the accused met me on the way. He asked me to have some snacks with him. I agreed and he brought me a soft drink. After consuming it, I blacked out. When I gained consciousness, I realized he was raping me at a vacant room. When I resisted, he threatened to kill me and warned me against speaking about it.”
Scared, the minor kept quiet. On having severe pain in lower abdomen, she told her parents about it.
ASI Sukhdev Singh said the family lodged a complaint on Saturday evening after which a case was registered under sections 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC. “The accused is a labourer. We are yet to ascertain his age. A manhunt has been launched to arrest him,” he added.