Kota (Rajasthan), Oct 29 (PTI) A 17-year-old tribal girlwas allegedly raped several times by a man living in herneighbourhood in Anantpura police station area here, policesaid today.
The man, Vijendra Singh alias Gajju (27), has been bookedand detained for interrogation after the girl's parents fileda complaint yesterday, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)Rajesh Meshram said.
According to the complaint, the accused had been sexuallyexploiting and raping the girl for about a year and threatenedher with dire consequences if she disclosed it to anyone, theDSP said.
Vijendra Singh has been booked under IPC Section 376(rape), and relevant provisions of the Protection of Childrenfrom Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Scheduled Caste andScheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the policeofficer said.
The girl has been sent for medical examination, he added.
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