Advertisement
New Delhi: An official said that a girl was raped by her mother’s live-in partner in Burari area of north Delhi. The girl was 14-year-old. The accused was in a live-in relationship with the victim’s mother from the past eight years and also had a son with her.
According to the information, the accused was identified Ankit Yadav. He was 29-year-old. He was a resident of Loni in Ghaziabad, was arrested and sent to jail. According to police, a case under sections 376 (rape), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has been registered at the Burari police station.
Yadav and the victim’s mother were in a live-in relationship and live in Burari area of north Delhi. The woman had three children from her previous marriage. Citing the FIR, the police said that she had left her husband eight years ago and since then she was living in a live-in relationship with Yadav, a bus driver.
A senior police officer said,”The alleged incident took place on July 23, when the woman was away in hospital and had left her children at home. It has been alleged that Ankit took advantage of the unattended kids to rape the minor. He threatened her and has committed the act on previous occasions as well.”
After the incident, police said, “The medical examination and counselling of the survivor have been done. Statement under section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) has been recorded. The accused was arrested and has been sent to judicial custody.” The officer said that the woman reported the matter to the police after which legal action was immediately taken.
