New Delhi: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 22-year-old man in Gurugram, police said on Sunday. The accused has been identified as Salman. According to police, the complainant knew the accused as both of them worked together in a toy factory in Delhi.
He reportedly raped the girl after spiking her cold drink.
DCP outer district, Harendra Kumar Singh, said that the victim approached the police on July 1 after which the accused was held.
"It has been alleged that the girl was allegedly raped by one Salman. Both the complainant and the accused knew each other. They both work in the same factory," said the official, according to IANS.
As per ANI, the incident is said to have taken place on June 29, when the accused took the victim to his brother's house in Gurugram. Over there, he gave her a cold drink, after which she fainted and woke up with no clothes on her body.
In her complaint, she said that he also threatened her to not disclose the incident to anyone. She also said that the accused did this with her at least 2-3 times and blackmailed her to not disclose it.
The accused has been arrested and sent to judicial custody.
Singh said, "Case registered on July 1 u/s of IPC Rape &POCSO Act at PS Mundka. Statement of victim recorded before Magistrate u/s 164 CrPC. Accused has been arrested & sent to judicial custody."
Last month, in a similar incident, a 16-year-old minor Dalit girl was found hanging in her house in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district, five days after complaining about a rape attempt. Her family members alleged the girl committed suicide due to the delay in the arrest of the accused and after facing mockery by the accused.
They said she was very depressed by the incident and reportedly decided to end her life.
Barabanki Superintendent of Police (SP), Dinesh Kumar Singh said the FIR under Indian Penal Code sections 376/511 for rape attempt was lodged at Haidergarh police station on the girl's complaint on June 17. He said the medical examination of the girl was done earlier and her statement before the judicial magistrate was to be recorded on Thursday but before this, the police were informed about her suicide.
He said the investigation officer of the case, Sub-Inspector Yogendra Pratap Singh had been suspended reportedly for negligence in the case investigation and a departmental inquiry has been initiated against him.
