Noida: A Dalit girl was allegedly abducted and raped by two men in Greater Noida. The accused allegedly filmed the obscene act and threatened to post it on the internet. The accused did not stop here, they allegedly made the girl consume poison and hurled casteist remarks at her.
The incident came to light when the girl’s parents learned that she was pregnant. Reportedly, the accused threatened to murder the girl and asked her to stay mum about the incident.
Accused booked under SC/ST Act and POCSO Act
The girl, however, shared her plight with her family, following which, her father approached the police and lodged a complaint. Based on the allegations, the police booked the two accused under Sections 328 (causing hurt by means of poison etc), 364 (kidnapping or abducting with intently to secretly or wrongfully confine a person), 376D (gang-rape) along with other provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), The Times of India reported.
The accused have also been booked under provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, as well as the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.
A police official privy to the case said, “An FIR in the case was lodged at the Kasna police station on September 28 on the basis of a complaint given by her father. Investigation was taken up in the case immediately, and the accused, who were on the run, were arrested. ”
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