Five nabbed for alleged gang-rape, BJP protests
Barabani Police has arrested five persons from Birbhum for alleged gang-rape of a Class IX girl in Chinchuria Village near Asansol today.
A teacher and his four friends allegedly raped his class 12 student repeatedly for two months in a village of Rohta area of the district. The teacher, who is the main accused, has been arrested by the Police and an FIR registered in the case.
The complaint was registered by the family of the victim girl at Rohta police station. When she could not take the ordeal anymore, she confided in her family members after which they decided to lodge a complaint with the police.
Circle officer of Sardhana area Pankaj Singh informed that the accused is a teacher at an Intermediate School of the village where the victim studies in class 12th. The teacher has been taken into custody and is being interrogated, he told.
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However, the complainant is not ready for her medical examination which is essential in a rape case. “The girl is not cooperating with the police and has refused for her medical,” said Singh.
Both the accused and the plaintiff belong to the same village and are acquainted with each others’ families as well. Hence, the father of the girl asked him to give her tuitions after the school to improve her performance. He started giving her tuitions at her house and one day when she was alone at home, he reportedly raped her by threatening to fail her in the exams. He then allegedly involved his three friends in the crime and all four of them allegedly raped the girl repeatedly for the past two months. Fed up with this, the girl finally decided to take her family in confidence and narrated her ordeal to them. The angry parents then decided to lodge a complaint against them.
“The investigation is going on and it is still not clear whether the girl was raped always at her home or called at some other locations,” told the CO.
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