Raped by two, minor wants to know who fathered baby

Court orders case against 2 accused

Shantinagar Police on Friday arrested two people for allegedly raping a 17-yearold girl, who had delivered a baby on January 2018, at Bhiwandi. A case was registered against them on Thursday under the direction of the court. Police booked them under section 376 (D) of the Indian Penal Code and under the relevant section of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The minor and her father have claimed one of the duo has fathered the child. Police are investigating the matter and DNA tests of the accused will be conducted to determine which one of them fathered the baby.

The arrested accused have been identified as Bilal Ahmad Ansari, 20, a tailor and Mohammad Arif Shah, 25, a labourer in a powerloom unit. Both reside in Bhiwandi.

Police Sub Inspector Santosh Borade from Shantinagar police station said, “Bilal was arrested after the complaint was lodged on Thursday and later, the second accused, Mohammad Arif was asbconding. On Friday we arrested him from Bhiwandi City. Both were produced in court and remanded in police custody till July 30”.

According to police sources, the accused Bilal met the minor in August 2017. He lured her with a smart phone and raped her regularly. Arif was the minor’s neighbour and he learnt of her relationship. He blackmailed her into a relationship with him, threatening to make public her relations with Bilal. The girl became pregnant and gave birth in January 2018. She went to Bilal and then Arif, asking either of them to acknowledge the baby but was threatened and turned away.