Faridabad:
A 16-year-old lady was allegedly raped by three individuals and compelled to endure an abortion, police right here stated on Friday.
Three individuals have been arrested within the case, they stated.
According to police, they obtained a criticism from Pradeep Kumar from the kid helpline of the District Child Protection Unit in Faridabad reporting {that a} teenage lady had undergone an abortion after she was raped.
Kumar, in his criticism, stated that he had obtained a name from two NGOs — Shakti Vahini and Nosrishti Sanstha — on Tuesday concerning the incident.
Upon receiving info, Kumar met the sufferer who advised him that she begged on the roadside to feed her alcoholic father and her youthful brother. Around three months in the past, she was in search of her youthful brother, when one of many accused, an auto-rickshaw driver who usually gave her meals, requested her to sit down in his automobile and promised to assist her discover her brother, police stated.
“The sufferer revealed that he took her to his room the place he and his aide raped her a number of occasions. They threatened to kill her if she anybody about it,” Kumar advised the police.
The rape survivor’s neighbour had additionally raped her a number of occasions after providing her meals and tea. On January 6, a lady got here to the lady’s home and advised her that one of many accused had known as her, Kumar stated.
The lady supplied the survivor some meals after which she fell unconscious. When she wakened after just a few hours, the accused gave her a papaya, a scarf and a jacket, Kumar stated in his criticism.
Kumar advised the police that the lady and the auto-driver known as the survivor house and compelled her to endure an abortion. Following this, her situation deteriorated and the matter reached the Child Helpline via an NGO.
Based on his criticism, an FIR was registered below the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The three accused have been arrested and additional investigation is underway, police added.
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