STATE TIMES NEWS
Jammu: A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man in Reasi district, police said on Saturday. The accused was arrested within hours of complaint, they added. The man allegedly raped a girl when she went to fetch drinking water from a source near her house, a police spokesman said.
He said that the accused, finding her alone, raped her. On getting information, police registered a case under Section 376 (punishment for rape) of Indian Penal Code and section 4 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at police Station Katra, the spokesman said. A police team immediately swung into action and lost no time in arresting the accused within a few hours of reporting of crime. The medical examination of victim was conducted through a board of doctors and her statement has been recorded under section 164 of CrPC before Judicial Magistrate Reasi, the spokesman said, adding further details are awaited.
Sensing gravity of the offence, Senior Superintendent of Police, Reasi, Shailender Singh has constituted a special team led by Sub Inspector Kusum Sulakhiya, Incharge Woman Cell, Police Station Reasi with directions to investigate the case at the earliest, he said.