Class12 boy held for raping 7yearold

The accused took the girl to his house when his parents were away; victim’s parents are labourers

JANDIALA (AMRITSAR) : Police in Jandiala subdivision arrested a Class-12 student for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl in Nijjarpura village, 15 km from the district headquarters, on Monday.

In her complaint to the police, the victim girl’s mother said on Sunday, around 6 pm, her daughter was playing in a street of the village.

“After she did not return home till 7 pm, we went out to look for her. But, we could not find her. While searching her, when we reached the home of the accused, we found him sexually assaulting her. After seeing us there, he left the spot immediately,” she said.

His parents were not home when he was committing the crime

The accused has been identified as Manjinder Singh, 18, said the police.

POLICE GOT MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF THE GIRL CONDUCTED AT THE MANAWALA CIVIL HOSPITAL AND A REPORT IS AWAITED

Sub-inspector Simarjit Kaur of Jandiala said a case under sections 376 (rape) of the India Penal Code (IPC) and 4/6 of POCSO Act has been registered against the accused, who has been arrested. She said the accused is a student of Class 12 while the parents of the girl are labourers.

“We got conducted the medical examination of the girl at the Manawala civil hospital and a report is awaited,” she said.

7-YR-OLD GIRL’S BODY FOUND, RAPE FEARED

JALANDHAR: A 7-year-old girl was found murdered in Bara Pind village on Monday. Her body was found in a field on the outskirts of the village.

Police said the girl went missing from her house on Sunday afternoon.

A complaint was lodged by the family on Sunday evening after her parents, both migrant labourers, returned home from work.

Initial inquiry indicated that the girl might have been raped before being murdered, as there were some injury marks on her body.

Following information of the crime, superintendent of police (SP) Balkar Singh led by Goraya police rushed to the spot and sent the body for postmortem examination.

“No one has been arrested so far. We are scanning CCTV footage of nearby places to get some clues,” the SP said.

SP did not comment on whether she was raped before being murdered. “It will be clear after the medical examination,” he said.