A 26-year-old man has been booked for allegedly raping and impregnating a minor Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh`s Gonda, police said on Monday.
The incident came to light after a resident of Khodare police station area filed a complaint on Sunday alleging that his daughter was raped by one Tassavur, Additional Superintendent of Police Shivraj said.
According to the complainant, the accused had been raping his 16-year-old daughter by threatening to upload her objectionable video on social media, he said.
The minor`s father moved to the police when he got to know that his daughter was pregnant, he said.
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When the accused`s family got to know about the complaint, they allegedly hurled casteist remarks at the minor`s father and threatened to kill him, the ASP said. A case has been registered against Tassavur under sections of the Indian Penal Code, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and SC/ST Act, police said.
The girl has been sent for medical examination, and efforts are on to nab the accused, they said.
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