Tribune News Service
Amritsar, October 15
A 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a person in Rai village falling under the Lopoke police station here. Though the incident occurred five days ago, a complaint was lodged with the police yesterday. No arrest has been made till now.
The accused has been identified as Bhupinder Singh of the same village. A case has been registered under Sections 376, 354 of the IPC and Section 4 of the POSCO Act. Father of the deceased, in a statement to the police, alleged that his daughter had gone to the residence of the suspect to take milk. He said when she did not return home for half-an-hour, his wife went to Bhupinder’s house where she found her crying in the verandah. The victim said Bhupinder sexually abused her. A complaint has been lodged with the Lopoke police where a case has been registered. The police official said the medical examination of the girl had been conducted while raids were on to nab the suspect who was on the run.
Teen abducted from Harike
Tarn Taran: A teenaged girl, a student of Class IX, of Harike area village, was abducted by an unidentified person. The incident occurred a week ago and the case was registered on Wednesday.
The father of the victim, in his complaint to the police, said all members of his family went to bed on October 8. The next morning, they found the girl missing under mysterious circumstances. He alleged that someone had abducted her, luring her for marriage. The Harike police have registered a case under Sections 363, 366-A of the IPC, Section 8 of the POCSO Act . — OC
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