Orphaned minor girl from Kullu raped in Bangalore

  • | Saturday | 21st July, 2018

MANALI: A minor girl from Kullu was allegedly taken to Bangalore by a married man and raped there. The incident happened two weeks back.Police said the girl was an orphan and lived with her maternal uncle. She told cops that her maternal uncle got her married to a person from Bangalore who was already married.Kullu superintendent of police Shalini Agnihotri said police are still verifying whether the girl was married to the man. "We are seeking some evidence of the marriage like photographs or registration details. At present we are moving ahead with the facts that the girl is a minor and the man who took her to Banglore is already married," she said.The case has been registered at Banjar police station under various acts of rape and kidnapping and sections 4, 6 and 17 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), the SP said.

MANALI: A minor girl from Kullu was allegedly taken to Bangalore by a married man and raped there. The incident happened two weeks back.Police said the girl was an orphan and lived with her maternal uncle. She told cops that her maternal uncle got her married to a person from Bangalore who was already married.Kullu superintendent of police Shalini Agnihotri said police are still verifying whether the girl was married to the man. "We are seeking some evidence of the marriage like photographs or registration details. At present we are moving ahead with the facts that the girl is a minor and the man who took her to Banglore is already married," she said.The case has been registered at Banjar police station under various acts of rape and kidnapping and sections 4, 6 and 17 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), the SP said.

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