86-year-old held for raping minor

Nov 28, 2013,

BHOPAL: An 86-year-old man was arrested in Sidhi district on Thursday for raping a 10-year-old. The accused, identified as Ram Chandra Gupta, was a resident of Sikrohar village. Investigating officer, sub-inspector P C Sharmatold TOI, “The accused raped the minor while she was at her farm.” The incident took place on November 23, when the girl went to her farm to pluck vegetables. The accused whose farm is also located close-by took the her to a desolate place and raped her, Sharma said. Father of the girl works in another district and her mother was not at home when the incident took place. A complaint was lodged on November 26 when the mother of rape survivorreturned, he said. “After the complaint was lodged, Gupta was arrested on Wednesday. Statement of the girl is also being recorded in the presence of a magistrate. However the girl has narrated the incident to police,” he said. The accused has been booked under section 376 of Indian Penal Code and protection of children from sexual offences Act.   ————– SOURCE: TIMES OF INDIA