• 3 arrested for rape, abuse of minors
    Times of India | 18 October 2024
  • Kolkata: Two complaints of abuse of minors have been filed with the police in the Bowbazar and Entally police station areas in the past 48 hours. Both incidents saw prompt arrests by cops. A third case of rape has been reported from Topsia where a person has been arrested and the other accused is still on the run.

    The Bowbazar incident allegedly took place on Oct 13.Roshan Kumar Roy, a driver, lured a nine-year-old girl to his home on the pretext of giving her candy and raped her. That night, the girl’s mother filed a written complaint of rape at Bowbazar PS. Cops registered a case under the POCSO Act. Roshan initially fled from the spot, but he was arrested by Bowbazar police on Tuesday night.

    On Tuesday afternoon, a 13-year-old girl was allegedly lured by her neighbour to his house on the pretext of telling her a story and assaulted her in the Entally police station area. Based on a written complaint from the girl’s father, the accused youth was arrested.

    In the third incident, a Topsia woman has accused a man of raping her under the pretext of marriage. She also alleged that one of the accused’s associates too allegedly raped her while pretending to mediate in the situation. A complaint was filed at Topsia police station. A man named Saheb Gupta has been arrested, while Sanjay, his accomplice, is still on the run. Cops are searching for him.
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