9th grade student raped in Balongi

Balongi police arrested a man on Tuesday for allegedly raping his 15-year-old neighbor.

The victim, a class 9 student, told police that she had gone to Chandigarh with her friend on Monday. When she returned home at around 9.30 pm, the accused barged in and raped her. Her parents, daily wage earners, were at work at the time.

When they returned, she told them about her ordeal, whereupon they filed a complaint with the Balongi police.

While the accused is absconding, police have arrested him at Balongi police station under Section 64 (rape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 4 (sexual assault by penetration) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

17-year-old raped under pretense of marriage

In another POCSO case, Handesra police arrested a man on suspicion of raping a 17-year-old girl on the pretext of marriage.

The victim, who disappeared from her house on July 8, returned home on Tuesday. She told her parents that the accused, Sahil Dhiman of Handesra, took her to Kurukshetra in Haryana and raped her there. The accused later dropped her at the bus stand in Ambala.

The absconding accused was charged under Section 137 (2) (abduction), Section 96 (procurement of child), Section 64 (rape) of the BNS and Section 4 (sexual assault by penetration) of the POCSO Act.