Ludhiana, August 6

A police post in-charge of the Ludhiana police is facing an allegation of raping a 13-year-old girl. The police have ordered a probe and ADCP Pragya Jain has started investigation in the matter.

As per the girl, on July 21 she went to meet her friend in the park from where he took her to the local Civil Hospital. Later, he took her to some hotel where the suspect served her a cold drink laced with sedatives. After drinking the same, she became unconscious. Later, she was raped by him.

The next morning, she reached the Civil Hospital where a nurse suggested her to file a police complaint in this regard.

“When I went to file a complaint, the ASI in-charge of the police post touched me inappropriately and then took me to some place on the Jassian road where he raped me. Later, he dropped me at an ashram in the city where I stayed for 10 days,” the girl alleged. Recently, she managed to call her parents after which she was taken home and a police complaint was filed. Police Division 2 SHO Satpal said ADCP Pragya Jain was conducting a probe in the matter. — TNS