A minor, who claims to be a 2013 Kedarnath deluge survivor and was found wandering in Tehri district’s Chamba region, alleged on Wednesday that she was raped by a scrap dealer in the district’s Koti area.
The 10-year-old, rescued by the police on Tuesday, alleged that one Mani Ram, a 26-year-old scrap dealer from Koti, raped her about two weeks back.
Ram Singh Meena, Additional Director General of Police (law and order) said: “The minor did not inform the police about the rape until a doctor who was medically examining her suspected that she might have been raped, and asked the police to question her. The medical examination report states that no exact opinion could be given on whether the minor was raped. The forensic medical report is awaited for further details.”
Aishwary Pal, Station House Officer of the New Tehri police station said: “A First Information Report was registered in the Tehri police station against Mani Ram under Sections 376 [rape], 506 [criminal intimidation] of the Indian Penal Code, and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.”
On Thursday, the girl was presented in the district court in Tehri.
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