The Free Press Journal

17 sexually exploit girl for 5 months, aunt among 8 held

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Eight people have been arrested while hunt is on for nine others for allegedly sexually exploiting a 15-year-old girl over a period of five months in Chikkamaga­luru district, police said on Tuesday.

Among the accused who have been arrested by the Sringeri police is her aunt who had pushed her into prostituti­on, a senior police officer told PTI.

"We have arrested eight people including her Chikkamma (Aunt), who had pushed her into prostituti­on. Hunt is on for nine others who had sexually exploited the girl," the officer said.

According to the police, the girl started living with her aunt after the death of her mother three years ago.

For the past few months she was working in a stone crushing facility and came in contact with a bus driver who allegedly raped and sexually abused her.

Later, he and his accomplice­s raped her, made videos and blackmaile­d her, police said, adding, her aunt was aware of it and allowed it to happen.

A case has been re gistered under various IPC sections on charges of traf ficking, rape and connivance besides Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Immoral Traffickin­g Act and Child Labour Act.

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