Chikkamagaluru: Eight people have been arrested for the trafficking, rape and sexual abuse of a 15-year-old girl from Chikkamagaluru. A complaint was lodged on January 30 by the district child welfare committee chairman at the Sringeri police station in Chikkamagaluru, accusing more than 17 people of rape and sexual abuse of the girl.
“A 15-year-old girl was raped and sexually abused by 17 men for five months. The victim’s aunt is the main accused in this case,” said additional SP Sriti, according to a report by India Today.
Reports from the police officials explain how the girl was raped and sexually abused by one Girish, a bus driver whom she was acquainted with, while she was working in a stone crushing unit.
The police said, “He [Girish] then gave her number to one Small Abhi who also raped the minor girl. Abhi took photos, made videos, and used these to blackmail the minor. Later, his friends also raped the girl.”
The accused include Small Abhi, Girish, Vikas, Manikanta, Sampath, Ashwathgowda, Rajesh, Amith, Santhosh, Deekshith, Santhosh, Niranjan, Narayana Gowda, Abhi Gowda, Yogeesh, minor’s aunt, and the owner of the MGR crusher.
They have been charged under the following sections. Sections 201, 370 (trafficking), 376 (3), 376 (n) of the Indian Penal Code, sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Immoral Traffic Prevention Act and Child Labour Amendment Act, and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children Act).
