Minor raped while attending 'langar' in Pb, 1 arrested

A man has been arrested for allegedly raping an 11-year-old-girl who went to participate in a 'langar' (community kitchen) at the Shaheedi Jor Mela in Kullaran village on the night of December 26, police said today.
Shivji alias Neetu (27) had allegedly raped the girl after taking her to a nearby agriculture field, they said.
The victim narrated the incident to her mother, who lodged a complaint with the police on Wednesday last. An FIR under Section 376 (rape) of IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act, 2012 was lodged against the accused, police said.
In her statement, the girl said that someone had called the accused as Shivji. She also identified him from photos of villagers present at the langar, obtained during probe, they said, adding finger prints were also obtained from the place of the crime.

After this, police started conducting raids and nabbed the accused who during interrogation confessed to the crime, police said.
Though the accused is married, he lives separately as his wife had filed for divorce because of his habitual drunkenness, they added.