Youth accused of rape, girl attempts suicide

Kanpur: The Police in Banda district have arrested a youth, after an undergraduate student allegedly attempted suicide accusing him of rape and blackmail. Circle officer (CO) Sadar, Siyaram said the police have lodged a complaint following preliminary findings and arrested the accused.
He will now be produced in court. The student had accused her friend’s brother of repeatedly raping and blackmailing her for months.
A police officer said that the youth had befriended the student through his sister and raped her after inviting her to his house on March 25. “At the time of incident, the youth’s family members were not present in the house,” said the officer further.
He also shot her video and raped her repeatedly for months while threatening to post video footage on the internet. The officer said the student tried to hang self at her home on Monday. She was however rescued by her family members, who later admitted her to hospital.
After primary treatment, she narrated the ordeal to her family members. The officer said the victim on Tuesday has been sent to court for recording her statement under 164 CrPC. He further said that the police have arrested the accused. “Further investigations are continuing, we are in the process of sending him to jail after registering an FIR under relevant sections of IPC,” CO added.