Simulia (Balasore): A fifteen-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour after she turned down his request to have sex with him at Ria village. The accused was Chenga, aged about 40, and he has been detained for interrogation, police said.
According to reports, the victim had been sexually abused by the neighbour many a time. He was forcing her to have intercourse with him on a promise he would marry her. After the girl rejected this, he forcibly raped her. The victim approached the Balasore child welfare committee to lodge a complaint. A case was registered at Simulia police station Thursday on an order from the district collector.
“During counselling of the minor girl, we came to know that she was repeatedly raped and sexually abused by the accused. The district collector and the ADM were informed and they ordered filing of an FIR against the accused. The victim underwent medical examination. Her statement would be recorded before the magistrate in Balasore,” said Muktikant Panda, the legal-cum-probation officer of district child protection unit.
“Interrogation of the accused is under way,” said Prabhas Chandra Pal, Balasore SDPO.
