• By Imran Zafar
  • Sat, 25 Nov 2023 01:49 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND

A senior police official accused of raping a minor girl for a year has been arrested and sent to jail in Jharkhand’s Ranchi. The accused, Neeraj Khosla, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASI) allegedly molested the girl several times and also recorded a video of her. Police have initiated an investigation and waiting for the medical and forensic reports of the minor  

The victim’s relatives came to know about the crime on November 10, when the girl complained of stomach ache. They registered a case under the POCSO  (Protection of Children Under Sexual Offences) Act in the Mahila Police Station of Ranchi on November 14. 

According to the complaint, the accused first raped the minor on August 15 last year, when he found the girl alone at home. He then started visiting the girl’s house frequently and raped her several times by threatening her.

Police arrested the accused on November 16, two days after the case was registered and lodged him in Hotwar jail in Ranchi. They have also sent the obscene video and photo of the girl made by the accused to FSL.

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The victim’s family has also accused the ASI’s relatives of threatening them and assaulting their family members. Police have taken statements of four people in this case and said that every angle is being seriously investigated by them.

Ranchi SP Rajkumar Mehta has ordered to file a charge sheet in this case as soon as possible.  Meanwhile, police stated that they are waiting for the medical and forensic reports for further action