The Pune Police said today that a girl was allegedly raped on separate times by her teenage brother and their father, while her grandfather and a distant relative also sexually assaulted her. The crime was conducted over the last five years.
According to an official, police have launched a complaint for rape and molestation under several sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), but no one has been arrested.
While a rape case was filed against the girl’s brother and her 45-year-old father at a police station in Pune, her grandfather (aged around 60) and distant uncle (aged around 25) were charged under section 354 (Assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty), according to the police.
The survivor and her family are Bihar natives. They are now residing in Pune.
“The incident came to light when the girl opened up during a ‘good touch and bad touch’ session in her school. Her ordeal was going on for the last five years,” said Ashwini Satpute, police inspector (crime).
The father started sexually assaulting his daughter in 2017 when they were living in Bihar, the police inspector said quoting the complaint.
“The girl’s elder brother started sexually assaulting her around November 2020. Her grandfather and distant uncle used to touch her inappropriately,” the police inspector said.
Inspector Satpute said that since all incidents occurred separately, the accused may not be aware of each other’s actions, it is not a case of gang rape.
Sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act will be added, the police said.
The Chenab Times News Desk