Minor girl raped, brother-in-law booked

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, October 28

The Amritsar (rural) police have booked a youth for allegedly raping a minor girl.

The accused has been identified as Joban Singh, a resident of Babowal village, which falls under the jurisdiction of Kathunangal police station. The victim was his sister-in-law.

The police have registered a case under Section 376 of the IPC and Section 4 of the POCSO Act against him following the statement of victim’s mother while no arrest has been made till now.

The complainant, a resident of Delhi, told the police that her elder daughter got married with accused against the wishes of her family around a year ago. She said around two weeks ago, she had come to Amritsar along with her younger daughter to attend a marriage ceremony. She said she left her daughter with her maternal uncle Nirmal Singh at Babe Di Khui village and returned to Delhi.

The complainant said four days ago, Joban took the victim from Nirmal’s residence. She said next day he was to leave her back to his (Nirmal’s) house. She said while returning the accused took her to some secluded place and raped her. He threatened to kill ker if she told anyone about this. She alleged the victim told the entire incident to her over the phone.

The police said medical examination of the victim has been conducted and raids were on to nab the accused who was still at large.

In a nutshell

The complainant said her elder daughter got married with accused against the wishes of her family a year ago. She said around two weeks ago, she had come to Amritsar along with her younger daughter to attend a marriage ceremony. She said she left her daughter with her maternal uncle Nirmal Singh at Babe Di Khui village and returned to Delhi. The complainant said four days ago, Joban took the victim from Nirmal's residence. She said next day he was to leave her back to his (Nirmal's) house. She said while returning the accused took her to some secluded place and raped her.