AChhattisgarh police official was today arrested for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in the state's insurgency-hit Dantewada district, police said.
JashmanNetam (21), an assistant constable, posted withJaramcamp of the district force, was apprehended after a complaint was lodged against him at Kotwali police station by the victim's relative last night, a senior police official told PTI.
As per the complaint, the incident is alleged to have happened on June 8, when the girl was alone at her sister's place, where she had come during the summer vacations, in Pondumvillage located close to Jarampolice camp.
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Finding the victim alone in the house, the accused stormed there and locked the house from inside before allegedly outraging her modesty, the officer said.
Netam has been booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 376 (rape),506(criminal intimidation) and452(house-trespass after preparation for hurt)and relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he said, adding investigation is underway.
