Man arrested for raping minor for over 2 years
Kendrapada: A 22-year-old man was arrested on Sunday for allegedly raping a minor girl for over two years and forcing her to undergo abortion in Jajpur district, police officials said.
The arrest comes after the 17-year-old girl filed an FIR on Saturday, accusing the man of sexually exploiting her under the false promise of marriage. According to the complaint, the accused even forced her to terminate her pregnancy.
"Based on the girl's complaint, we launched an investigation and apprehended the accused," investigation officer Prakash Kumar Sahoo said.
The accused has been charged under multiple sections of BNS, including Section 69 (sexual intercourse under false promise of marriage), Section 70(2) (rape of a minor) and Section 89 (causing non-consensual miscarriage).
Additional charges have been filed under Sections 4 and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, Sahoo added.
The accused was produced before the Jajpur court which rejected his bail application and remanded him to judicial custody.
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