Forty-year-old Ranbahadur Rai,(Father) accused of sexually assaulting his daughter along with neighbor Subash Rai (37),
were today sent to 14 days judicial custody by the additional chief
judicial magistrate of Kalimpong.
The accused were arrested from the 12.5
Mile area of town after the victim’s teacher lodged a complaint against
Ranbahadur. They have been charged under Section 37 D and sub-section 2
of the Child Protection Act of the IPC. After the victim reportedly
narrated her agony of being sexually exploited by her father since the
past two years, her teacher had informed a child helpline working for
the protection of children.
An FIR was subsequently submitted on the
basis of the verbal statement of the victim, who is presently under the
care of a child protection home after being treated at the
sub-divisional hospital. Bal Suraksha Abhiyan chief Sister Subesna Thapa
condemned the heinous crime and appealed to all to step forward to curb
such incidents.(EOIC)