LUCKNOW: A cleric has been arrested and his brother is being sought by the police in connection with the gang-rape of an eight-year-old girl in Lucknow.
The complaint was filed by the father of the victim at the Malihabad police station, alleging that his daughter was raped by two men who teach in a madrasa.
The accused individuals have been identified as Mohammed Abedin and his brother, Mohammad Arshad.The police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) under section 376D (gang rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Abedin and the victim’s mother have been arrested under section 34 (common intention) of the IPC, while Arshad is currently on the run.
It has been revealed that the victim’s mother was in a relationship with Abedin and was aware of the crime committed against her daughter.
The victim’s father, who works in a Gulf country and has been away for eight months and learned about the incident upon his return and immediately approached the police.
The complaint was filed by the father of the victim at the Malihabad police station, alleging that his daughter was raped by two men who teach in a madrasa.
The accused individuals have been identified as Mohammed Abedin and his brother, Mohammad Arshad.The police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) under section 376D (gang rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Abedin and the victim’s mother have been arrested under section 34 (common intention) of the IPC, while Arshad is currently on the run.
It has been revealed that the victim’s mother was in a relationship with Abedin and was aware of the crime committed against her daughter.
The victim’s father, who works in a Gulf country and has been away for eight months and learned about the incident upon his return and immediately approached the police.