Rampur: A 13-year-old mentally-ill girl was allegedly raped by her 40-year-old neighbour on Tuesday afternoon. The accused, Surajpal Singh, committed the crime when the girl was alone at her house. The crime was reported from the Tanda tehsil area in the district. The accused man has been arrested and sent to jail.Jeet Singh, station house officer (SHO) of Tanda Kotwali police station, said, “Surajpal has been booked for rape and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The survivor informed her parents about the crime in the evening.”The girl’s family has also alleged that the accused’s relatives were mounting pressure on them to withdraw the case.
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