India News | Man Arrested on Charge of Raping Teenager in Gurugram

Gurugram, Sep 19 (PTI) Police arrested a 21-year-old private company employee for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl after luring her with a promise of marriage, officials said on Monday.

An FIR was registered against the accused under POCSO Act at the Sector 5 police station. He was produced in a city court on Monday and sent to judicial custody, they said.

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According to the complaint filed by the girl, who dropped out of school recently after Class 10, the incident occurred on Saturday.

“He took me to a room in Rajiv Nagar area on Saturday night where he raped me and left me near Daulatbad flyover on Sunday morning.

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"I somehow reached home and told the family about the entire episode and then I approached the police with my family," the girl said in her complaint.

After receiving the complaint, the police took the girl to a hospital for medical examination where doctors confirmed rape, the officials said.

“We have arrested the accused who confessed to the crime. He was produced in a city court today and sent into judicial custody”, said inspector Yashveer Singh, Station House Office (SHO) at Sector 5.

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