17 booked for rape and harassment of Dahod minor

Vadodara: A 14-year-old girl in Dahod town was allegedly repeatedly raped by a man who promised her marriage.
Police said that while the crime took place in 2019 but a case was registered only on Saturday after a local court ordered the police to lodge an FIR.
According to the police, the girl was raped by accused Mati Kaji who was helped by 16 other people in carrying out the crime.
The girl has alleged that she was raped repeatedly between July 2 and 25 in 2019. The other accused have been identified as Nijam Kaji, Junaid Sheikh, Abdul Azeez Qureshi, Sahid Baig Mirza, Moinuddin Khatri, Azharuddin Khatri, Hassanbaba, Mazhar Kaji, Haider Qureshi, Sehbaaz Sheikh, Jabir Saiyed, Ishrar alias Issu, Gujju Ghanchi, Muskan and Birdoshi Kaji.
The FIR also states that after she was raped, the survivor was also harassed by the accused and that he also blackmailed her by threatening to share the photos and videos of rape on social media. She was also allegedly threatened not to approach the police.
However, a case was filed in a court in Dahod and the court ordered registering an offence.
“We have registered the offence as directed by the court. We are doing the preliminary procedures and are yet to arrest the accused,” said inspector V P Patel of Dahod Town police station.