Seven girls raped in MP after accused used voice modulation app to pretend to be teacher

At least seven tribal girls were allegedly raped in Sidhi district of India’s Madhya Pradesh state after the accused posed as a teacher using a voice modulation app and called the victims to a deserted place to discuss scholarships, an official said.

The incident was going on for a long time and came to light when one of the victims recently lodged a complaint at Majhauli police station in the district. Police arrested four accused, including the main accused Brijesh Prajapati (30), the official added.

Mahendra Singh Sikarwar, Inspector General of Police (IG) Rewa Range, told ANI, “A girl has complained that a man approached her in a woman’s voice and asked her to meet at a deserted place to talk to him and help her get the scholarship. The accused also told the victim that a man would pick her up and take her to the discussed place. After that, the girl reached the said place where the accused reached her and raped her.”

After the incident, the victim informed the police about the entire incident. Based on this information, the police launched an investigation and arrested the main accused and his accomplices, he added.

“The accused was identified as Brijesh Prajapati, a resident of Sidhi district. The police also took his three accomplices into custody and interrogated all of them. During interrogation, the accused confessed to raping seven girls. Of these victims, we have identified four and based on their statements, charges have been framed against the accused,” the officer said.

Further investigations into the matter are ongoing and further action will be taken accordingly, he added.

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