Minor girl swallows medicine after rape, goes into depression

After the brutal incident of rape, a 16-year-old girl swallowed medicine kept at her home and went into deep depression. The girl was admitted to the Civil Hospital for treatment in an unconscious state. In this case, the Koom Kalan police arrested the accused, identified as Mohammad Gulab Rasool, a resident of the Panjeta village, yesterday.

The minor girl, a resident of an area under the Koom Kalan police station, stated in her police statement that she had developed a friendship with the accused. On October 18, around 7 pm, the accused took the girl to a motor room in the village where he threatened her. The accused then sexually assaulted her in the room.

The girl further stated that the accused had been continuously threatening her for entering into physical relations with him. Since the victim was already distressed by the rape incident and furthermore due to the accused’s threats, she swallowed some old medicine kept at her home. She was admitted to the Civil Hospital and the police was informed about the incident.

Investigating officer Gurmeet Singh said the police registered a case against Rasool under the POCSO Act and various other sections of the BNS, and arrested him.