A case of abduction and attempt to rape a Schedule Caste (SC) Hindu minor girl has come to light from Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district. Rashid and three others from the Muslim community, including Rashid’s father, have been accused of kidnapping and attempting to rape a minor SC girl. The kidnapping of the girl was apparently done at gunpoint.
The family members who went to rescue the victim were subjected to casteist abuses and were given death threats by the accused. The incident took place on Monday (20 May 2024). Police have arrested 2 accused in the case, and a search is on for the absconding accused. The matter is under investigation.
Rashid and the gang abducted the girl at gunpoint and molested her
This incident took place in Bareilly’s Deoraniyan police station area. On Wednesday (22 May 2024), the victim’s father complained to the police station. In his complaint, he said a function occurred at his house on 20 May. The same night, their 16-year-old daughter was going to her uncle’s house at around 11:30 PM when the victim met Rashid on the way.
He showed a gun to the minor and took her with him to a garden. Here, the accused molested the minor and even tried to rape her. It is alleged that Rashid had also called his accomplices Ashfaq and Ishaq’s son Nanne to the spot.
All these accused allegedly tried to take the victim to some other place from there. It is further stated in the complaint that Rashid’s father, Nanhe, also reached the spot. He started asking the accused to take the victim somewhere far away as soon as possible. Meanwhile, after the victim hadn’t reached her home for a long time, her family members and the relatives who had come to the program started searching for her. Some people went towards the forest while searching. Before the accused could succeed in taking the victim somewhere else, the girl’s family reached the spot.
Rashid and the gang hurled casteist abuse and threatened to kill the victim’s family members
The accused became enraged after seeing the victim’s family members. The accused used casteist abuses against the victim’s family members and threatened that if any action were taken, they would kill them. The victim’s family members took the help of the Police’s dial 112 service and managed to rescue the minor. Seeing the police being called, the accused fled from the spot. While leaving, Rashid showed the gun to the victim’s father and said, “If you open your mouth anywhere, we will kill you.”
The complainant said he was scared and demanded strict action against the accused. Based on the complaint, the police have registered an FIR under sections 363, 354 (b), 504 and 506 of the IPC along with POCSO and SC/ST Act. Rashid, Ashfaq, Nanhe and Nanne have been named in the FIR.
On Friday (24 May 2024), the patrolling police force received information about the accused’s presence at one place. They raided the place and arrested Rashid and his father, Nanhe. Both have been sent to judicial custody. The search is ongoing for other absconding accused.
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