One booked for bid to rape minor

Tribune News Service

Bathinda, June 18

An unidentified person has been booked for attempting to rape a Class VIII student in Bhucho.

As per information, the nine-year-old girl was returning after buying some material from a variety store in a street. A person, on the pretext of asking the address of the government school, took her to the school, where he allegedly tried to rape her behind the room built at the gate of the school.

The incident came to light when the girl narrated it to her parents after reaching home. She also alleged that the accused beat her up and even threatened her that if she told anyone about it, he would again assault her.

After hearing about the incident, the parents of the victim went to the spot, but no one was there.

After getting information, residents started gathering on the street and informed the Bhucho police about it.

The act has been captured in CCTV cameras installed on the street. The police have taken the footage into their custody. ASI Rajinder Kaur said they have registered a case against the accused under Sections 376 and 511 of the IPC on the basis of the statement of the victim’s mother and started a probe into the incident.

SHO Bhupinder Singh said from the CCTV footage, they were trying to identify the accused and assured that he would be arrested soon.