Toto driver held for schoolgirl’s rape in Jalpaiguri
Times of India | 10 February 2025
12 Jalpaiguri: A toto driver was arrested and booked under the Pocso Act in Jalpaiguri on Sunday for the rape of a Class 8 student.
The matter came to light on Saturday evening when the girl's mother found a pregnancy test kit in her bag. On confronting her daughter, the girl revealed that the accused, who took her to school in his toto, had drugged her and raped her in the vehicle.
He allegedly threatened her with dire consequences if she disclosed the crime. The man also allegedly gave her the kit to check whether she had got pregnant from the rape.
The family lodged a police complaint on Saturday. The accused was arrested on Sunday and produced in a Jalpaiguri court, which remanded him in police custody for four days.
Jalpaiguri: A toto driver was arrested and booked under the Pocso Act in Jalpaiguri on Sunday for the rape of a Class 8 student.
The matter came to light on Saturday evening when the girl's mother found a pregnancy test kit in her bag. On confronting her daughter, the girl revealed that the accused, who took her to school in his toto, had drugged her and raped her in the vehicle.
He allegedly threatened her with dire consequences if she disclosed the crime. The man also allegedly gave her the kit to check whether she had got pregnant from the rape.
The family lodged a police complaint on Saturday. The accused was arrested on Sunday and produced in a Jalpaiguri court, which remanded him in police custody for four days.
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