GANGTOK, 17 Jan: One
person has been arrested by the Sadar police for sexually assaulting a
4-year-old girl on 16 January. The victim was rushed to the emergency ward of
the STNM Hospital and it was the medical officer on duty there who informed the
police of the crime.
The accused, 47 year old
Rajdev Sahani, presently residing at DPH Road, Gangtok, is also informed to
have forcibly fed alcohol to the victim. He was later picked up by the police.
The accused has been charged under section 376 IPC which is for the crime of
rape and also under section 511 IPC which is punishment for offences punishable
with life imprisonment.
