Tuesday, March 15, 2011

27 year old arrested on charges of sexual assault of minor


GANGTOK, 14 March: A 27 year-old man was arrested by Namchi police late last night on charges of having sexually assaulted a 14 year old minor. The accused, one Suraj Rai, a resident of Darjeeling, was living in Ghurbisey near the south district headquarter town. He is alleged to have lured the minor to the nearby forested area and sexually molested her at around 3:30 p.m. yesterday.
As per police records, the girl’s mother has informed that the child was on her way to a friend’s house when the incident transpired. It was only later in the night, at around 8 p.m., that the victim told her mother about the incident after which she filed a complaint with the police.
The accused is reported to have absconded from the area after the incident but was later arrested by the Namchi police and a case registered against him. He is presently in police custody and the case under investigation. The victim has also been sent for medical examination to the district hospital and the examination report is awaited, it is learnt.

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