Hoshiarpur: BSF inspector booked for ‘raping’ 7-year-old

Hoshiarpur, July 14

The police have booked

an inspector posted at the Border Security Force (BSF) Subsidiary Training Centre at Kharkan Camp on the charge of raping a seven-year-old girl.

The case has been registered on the complaint lodged by the victim’s mother. In her complaint to the police, the victim’s mother has alleged that on June 26, her daughter went out to play. When she did not return home, she got worried and went out in search for her. It was around 9 pm, when she heard the cries of a girl coming from near the parked vehicles inside the camp. When she rushed to the spot, she saw Inspector Ghulam Muntaza, who was posted at STC, allegedly sexually assaulting her daughter.

The inspector fled the spot as soon as he saw the child’s mother. Deputy Superintendent of Police Amarnath said the victim’s mother lodged a complaint regarding the matter yesterday, following which a case has been registered against the accused. He would be arrested soon, the DSP added.