On Saturday, December 28, the UP Police arrested Uttar a minor girl’s grandfather, father and uncle in Lucknow’s Bidhuna neighbourhood for allegedly raping the minor over a period of several months, leading to her pregnancy.
The girl, accompanied by a woman relative, had approached the local Bidhuna police station with the complaint on Friday following which an FIR was lodged and investigation was launched.
The FIR was registered under sections 64(f) (rape by a relative, guardian, or person in a position of trust or authority), 65(1) (rape of a girl under 16 years), and 232 (intimidation to provide false evidence), among other provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Additional charges under the strict Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act have also been applied.
As per the complaint filed by the girl, her grandfather, father and uncle had been sexually assaulting her for the last several months. In her complaint, the victim also alleged that her mother was also sexually exploited after a dispute between her parents 10-12 years ago. Last week, the accused had tried to kill her but she had fled to her aunt’s home in neighbouring village and narrated her ordeal to her.
The girl was sent to preliminary medical examination, which revealed that she was two-month pregnant.
The police arrested the accused and produced them in the local court that sent them to judicial custody.
