Haryana: 18, including 7 policemen, booked in mother-daughter rape case
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A 16-year-old girl has alleged that she and her mother were raped by an Assistant Sub-Inspector in a village in Kaithal, Haryana last month following which police booked 18 people, including seven policemen.
The victim told senior officials the main accused raped them at their house while other accused, including a sarpanch and former sarpanch of the village, stood outside and supported him.
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A head constable is among the policemen booked
The case was registered yesterday on the basis of the girl's complaint.
Among the policemen who were booked were a head constable and a constable rank official.
Besides the rape charge, the case was registered under IPC sections pertaining to punishment for voluntarily causing hurt, wrongful confinement, criminal conspiracy, and criminal intimidation and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act.
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Victim had earlier lodged molestation complaint against her father
Kaithal Superintendent of Police, Aastha Modi, said a Special Investigation Team headed by a DSP-rank officer was constituted to further investigate the case. About three months ago, the minor girl had lodged a molestation complaint against her father, but she had later retracted her allegations.