LUDHIANA: A 50-year-old tailor has been booked for alleged raping a 13-year-old girl who had been learning stitching from the former for the past three months.Both the accused and rape survivor lived in the same locality.The alleged incident happened on Wednesday when the girl had gone to his tailoring shop. The accused first harassed her on the pretext of teaching her measurements and later raped her, the girl’s family alleged.The girl, who was Class VII student, narrated the incident to her mother after she reached home. The family then lodged a police complaint.Father of rape survivor claimed that the accused had been a family friend. Around three months ago, his daughter started learning stitching from the accused. After school, she used to go to her shop for training.Assistant sub-inspector Sohan Singh, investigating officer, said the accused is married but doesn’t have kids. During summer vacation, the girl started learning stitching from the accused. The accused allegedly raped the girl on Wednesday.The ASI said the accused is yet to be arrested.

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