JEYPORE: Police on Thursday arrested a 21-year-old youth on charges of raping a teenage girl and trying to force her to undergo abortion in Koraput district.
The accused is Jaga Majhi of Biraguda in neighbouring Nabarangpur district. Police said the 18-year-old girl of OCC Colony in Mundiguda filed a complaint on November 30 last year stating that Jaga came in contact with her through social media platform Instagram.
The accused allegedly began sending messages to the girl expressing love for her. When she rejected his advances, he reportedly continued to harass her. The complainant further alleged that on one occasion, Jaga took her to a lodge where he established physical relations with her without her consent.
The girl later discovered that she had become pregnant. After learning about the pregnancy, Jaga allegedly lured her with the promise of marriage and took her to several hospitals in an attempt to terminate the pregnancy. However, the girl refused to take the medicines meant to induce miscarriage.
The complaint further stated that the accused allegedly assaulted the girl when she refused to consume the medicines. He later took her to some hospitals in Nabarangpur and Koraput where attempts were again made to terminate the pregnancy. Following investigation, the accused was arrested and produced in court. Further investigation is underway.
Police said the girl is currently three months pregnant.