Lucknow: Mob attacks police outpost after constable ‘rapes’ minor

Lucknow | Sunday | 17th February, 2019

Summary:

An angry mob ransacked a police outpost after a trainee police constable allegedly raped a 15-year-old girl on the premises of the police outpost where he is posted in Jataha Bazaar police station area of Kushinagar Friday evening. On Saturday, Superintendent of Police, Kushinagar, Rajeev Narain, said, “The victim has refused to go for a medical examination. AdvertisingThe constable, who has been suspended, was detained but is yet to be arrested. A rape case was registered on the victim’s father’s complaint and charge under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act were also invoked against the constable. The police will get her statement recorded before the magistrate on Monday..