Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Teenager raped, accused arrested

GANGTOK, 10 June: A 22-year-old man has been arrested for sexually assaulting a teenager in South Sikkim on 07 June.
According to police reports, the 16 year old victim had gone to visit a friend when one Sandeep Tamang forcefully took her away. At around 11:50 pm that night, the friend informed the victim’s family about the incident. A massive search was conducted by the family members and villagers.
On 08 June around 6 in the morning, the victim was found at the bridge near Aadarsh Gaon. On enquiring, it came to light that she was sexually assaulted by the accused.
The victim was forwarded to Singtam District Hospital for medical examination. Accused Sandeep Tamang [22] of Aadarsh Gaon, a driver by profession was arrested and has been taken into custody. A case under section 376 [punishment for rape] of the Indian Penal Code read with section 04 of POCSO Act, 2012 has been registered against him at the Temi Police Station.

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