Abducted from Chhattisgarh, teenage girl sold to man in Haryana who rapes her; minor rescued, seven held

Korba, Dec 22 (PTI) A 15-year-old girl was allegedly abducted from Chhattisgarh’s Korea district in October this year and sold to a man in Haryana who repeatedly raped her, a police official said on Thursday.

Seven persons, including two women, have been arrested in this connection after the victim was rescued from Sonipat (Haryana) two months after she went missing from Patna police station area of the district, said Kavita Thakur, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Korea).

“The girl was kidnapped on October 11 this year when she had gone to see the Dussehra festival celebration along with her family,” she said.
Police had then registered a case and launched a probe headed by Thakur.
During the investigation, several suspects were questioned and after getting inputs about the whereabouts of the victim, a police team was sent to Haryana from where the girl was rescued, she said.

“The investigation revealed that the girl was abducted and sold to a 35-year-old man, who allegedly raped her several times,” Thakur said.

Apart from the man from Sonipat, three, including two women, were arrested from Korea, two from Korba and one from Surajpur (all in Chhattisgarh) on Tuesday. They were allegedly involved in kidnapping and selling the victim, she said.
The accused were booked under sections of Indian Penal Code and provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, she said, adding that further investigation into the matter is underway.