32-year-old man held for raping minor girl in Jalandhar

As per family, the accused committed the crime after taking her to an isolated area on the pretext of playing with her. A resident of Baba Budda Ji Nagar, Rama Mandi, and the accused was identified as Sandeep Kumar. He was working as class four employee at Jalandhar Cantonment Board.

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The cops at Rama Mandi police station today arrested a 32-year-old man for raping a 2-year-old minor. The incident was reported on Monday night after the mother of the child while changing her daughter’s diaper saw her covered with blood.

As per family, the accused committed the crime after taking her to an isolated area on the pretext of playing with her. A resident of Baba Budda Ji Nagar, Rama Mandi, and the accused was identified as Sandeep Kumar. He was working as class four employee at Jalandhar Cantonment Board.

As per reports, both, the victim's father and the accused were working in the same department and used to live in the same locality.

As usual, at around 4.30 PM, the accused went to visit the parents of the victim.  After spending nearly half-an-hour with them, he left along with the girl on the pretext of playing with her and buying sweets for her. He reportedly took her on his bicycle.

SHO, Rama Mandi, Sulakhan Singh said, "After physically abusing the child, he first took her to his rented apartment and subsequently dropped her at her home around 6.30 PM. Later, when the mother of the victim child tried to change her diaper, she found her clothes covered in blood. When she also complained of stomach aches, her parents immediately took her to a private hospital, where doctors confirmed about rape. The girl is currently undergoing treatment in a civil hospital".

The accused remained absconding throughout the night and was held today near Jalandhar-Ludhiana highway, claimed the SHO. Sandeep was residing here from past few years with his wife and a child, who have currently gone to their village in Haryana.

The police have registered a case under Section 376 of the IPC and Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act on the complaint of victim’s father.


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