Rajasthan: Brother sent to judicial custody for raping minor sister for over 3 years

Another incident of minor rape has been reported in Rajasthan. A POSCO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Court in the state’s Pali district has sent an accused, who allegedly raped his young sister for more than three years, to judicial custody.

The depressing incident was reported in the Bali police station area in Rajasthan’s Pali district. According to the police official, the minor shared the incident with her mother, however, she refused to take any action and ignored the matter. But, when the girl become major, she approached the SP (superintendent of police) in Pali and shared the disturbing case with him.

Taking notes from the incident, a case was filed under relevant sections 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 5/6 of the POCSO Act, and police arrested the accused on August 10 and produced him before the POSCO court, from where he was sent to judicial custody.

What happened in 2020?

Briefing about the matter, Vikram Singh, station house officer at Bali, said that the 18-year-old girl approached the SP in the first week of August. The victim alleged that in 2020, one day when she was alone at home, her brother raped her and later threatened her that he would kill her if she shared the incident with anyone.

She also shared the incident with her mother, but instead of taking any action, fearing social infamy, she forced her daughter to avoid any action and ignored the matter, said the official. The girl alleged that taking advantage of it, her brother raped her many times. As per the police, the girl has two sisters and one brother. Her two elder sisters got married in 2019.

Singh said, “The girl was a minor when the rape incident took place, due to which the case was registered under POCSO Act.”

Similar case in Rajasthan

A similar case was reported in Pali district on August 07 where a 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her father. The incident came to light after the girl, who had complained of stomach ache, was brought to a hospital in Pali on Saturday, and her sonography report confirmed she was pregnant.