GANGTOK, 17 July: A 24-year-old was arrested on Wednesday on charges of having raped five minor girls in Lower Pakyong, East Sikkim. He is accused to have visited the horror on the minors for the past one year.
The accused, Yogen Pradhan, 24, was arrested on charges of raping five minors aged between 8 to 14 years over the past nearly a year. The arrest was made after the parents lodged an FIR against the accused.
Today saw angry parents demanding justice for the five minor victims and taking out a protest rally in Pakyong bazaar.
The accused has been booked under section 376 [rape] of the Indian Penal Code, Protection of Children from Sexual Harassment Act and other relevant norms, Pakyong Police Station sources informed adding that the accused was produced before the Judicial Magistrate and has been remanded to police custody for another five days.
The accused, Yogen Pradhan, 24, was arrested on charges of raping five minors aged between 8 to 14 years over the past nearly a year. The arrest was made after the parents lodged an FIR against the accused.
Today saw angry parents demanding justice for the five minor victims and taking out a protest rally in Pakyong bazaar.
The accused has been booked under section 376 [rape] of the Indian Penal Code, Protection of Children from Sexual Harassment Act and other relevant norms, Pakyong Police Station sources informed adding that the accused was produced before the Judicial Magistrate and has been remanded to police custody for another five days.
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