UDAIPUR: Chittorgarh police took a man in custody on Wednesday for reportedly raping his step-daughter at his home under Bhadesar police limits on Tuesday.
The accused hails from Rajsamand and presently works in Chittorgarh. He had married a woman, who had two minor daughters from her first husband, under the ‘Nata’ custom.
On Tuesday, while the woman was away at work, the accused came home heavily drunk. He sent his junior step-daughter out of the house and allegedly raped his elder step-daughter. When the woman returned in the evening, the girl narrated the incident and the woman went to police station and registered a complaint under the Pocso Act.
“The accused has been detained and is being interrogated. The girl’s statement has been taken and medical examination has been conducted. There are no documents to ascertain her age, however, medical report suggests she is 13-15 years old. Her statement under Section 164 would be taken before the magistrate on Thursday,” ASI Dashrath Singh of Bhadesar police station said.
(The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
The accused hails from Rajsamand and presently works in Chittorgarh. He had married a woman, who had two minor daughters from her first husband, under the ‘Nata’ custom.
On Tuesday, while the woman was away at work, the accused came home heavily drunk. He sent his junior step-daughter out of the house and allegedly raped his elder step-daughter. When the woman returned in the evening, the girl narrated the incident and the woman went to police station and registered a complaint under the Pocso Act.
“The accused has been detained and is being interrogated. The girl’s statement has been taken and medical examination has been conducted. There are no documents to ascertain her age, however, medical report suggests she is 13-15 years old. Her statement under Section 164 would be taken before the magistrate on Thursday,” ASI Dashrath Singh of Bhadesar police station said.
(The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
