Rajasthan: 14-year-old girl abducted, raped repeatedly by relative
A 14-year-old girl, who was allegedly abducted by her distant relative, raped repeatedly and forced to work, has been rescued from Pokaran in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan after 22 days, the police said on Friday. The accused, 45, has since been arrested and the girl sent to a shelter home in Kota, PTI reported. Here are more details on this.
Case of abduction was registered on February 10
A case of abduction was registered at the Itawa Police station in Rajasthan on February 10. The girl was rescued on Thursday from Pokaran where she had been held captive, repeatedly raped by the accused, and even forced to work at a construction site, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Itawa, Vijayshankar Sharma was quoted as saying by PTI.
Accused has been booked, sent to police custody
The accused has been booked under several sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. He was produced before a court on Friday that sent him to police custody for one day. Kaniz Fatima, Child welfare committee, Kota, claimed the girl said she had been drugged by the accused and taken on a motorcycle to Swaimadhopur.
20-year-old was abducted, raped last year in Rajasthan
In another similar incident, a 20-year-old woman from Baran district of Rajasthan was abducted on November 9 last year. She was held captive in a forest and repeatedly raped by a 22-year-old youth for 14 days before her father rescued her on November 22, 2020.
Several crimes against women reported recently
Crimes against women and girls have been on the rise across the country. Last month, a four-year-old girl was found dead while her seven-year-old cousin was found injured after they went missing in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur. Just days before that incident, two teenaged Dalit girls were found dead in a field in UP's Unnao, while another girl was found lying unconscious there.
