INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
RAIPUR: An unidentified man allegedly raped a minor girl in the hostel of a residential school in Sukma district in Chhattisgarh on Saturday
night, an official said on Tuesday
The incident took place when the Class 1 student was in the hostel of a 'porta cabin' school within the limits of the Errabor police station
area, said Sukma superintendent of police Kiran G Chavan, citing preliminary information
A case was registered on Monday after a complaint was received in this regard, reported news agency PTI quoting Sukma SP.Porta cabins are
pre-fabricated structure residential schools set up in left wing extremism-affected villages of the state's Bastar division, which includes
the Sukma district.The SP said the child, aged 6-7 years, narrated the alleged crime to her parents on Sunday, following which it was
reported to the hostel superintendent.After a police complaint was filed the next day, a case was registered under sections 376 AB (rape on
a woman under 12 years of age), 456 (house trespass), 363 (kidnapping) and 324 (voluntarily causing hurt) of the Indian Penal Code and
provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he said.An eight-member team headed by Sukma additional
superintendent of police Gaurav Mandal has been constituted to probe the matter
It also includes deputy superintendent of police (special juvenile police unit Sukma) Parul Khandelwal, he said.The child's medical
examination has been conducted and efforts are on to identify the accused, he added.(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect
her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
