A 14-year-old school-going tribal girl, who was staying in a government welfare hostel here in Malappuram district, was found pregnant during a medical check-up, police said today.
Even as a case was registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) and IPC section 376 (rape), against a 17-year-old teenager, based on the girl's statement, police are yet to arrest him as they suspect the involvement of some others in the case.
The girl, a seventh standard student, is now under treatment at the Kozhikode government medical college, police said adding that the detailed statement of the girl would be recorded after she was discharged from the hospital.
Belonging to the Paniya community living in a forest area here, the victim was found to be five months pregnant when she had gone to a local hospital for some other ailment last week.
After being informed by hospital authorities, Childline volunteers had approached the police to register a case against the accused and initiate a probe.
Action would be taken only after recording the girl's statement and collecting evidence, they said.
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The police meanwhile took Bulu Das and Sana Sahu on
remand in the case during the day.
The crime branch had moved the court of additional sessions judge of Bhawanipatna to allow it to take all the accused on remand.
It also filed a petition before the chief hudicial magistrate-cum-chairman of Juvenile Justice Board to allow the remand of Sana Sahu, who is a minor.
Both the judges allowed the crime branch to take the two accused on 5 days remand.
