As per the prosecution’s case, the applicant lived in the neighborhood of the minor girl, who was 13-year-old at the time of incident.
On August 23, 2020, the girl left her house on the pretext of bringing a book from her classmate. However, she did not return home after that. Her family looked for her in the vicinity and when she could not be traced, a First Information Report (FIR) was lodged with the Anjangaon Surji Police Station in Amravati district.
Investigations revealed that the girl had left her house and was with the applicant. The duo was traced in Bangalore and on their return, the applicant was arrested on August 30, 2020 and had been in custody since then.
The criminal case filed against him cited the offences of rape under the Indian Penal Code and offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act).
Source: Barandbench
