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Karkala: Man booked under POCSO for raping, impregnating minor

  •   Tue, Mar 10 2020 10:10:04 AM

Daijiworld Media Network - Karkala (SP)

Karkala, Mar 10: A case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has been registered in the town police station here against Akshat (19). He has been accused of raping and impregnating a 17-year-old girl from the taluk.

Karkala town police station officials and Child Protection Unit staff visited the residence of the victim and registered this case. It is said that when the officials visited the victim, she was at the residence of the accused. The family members claimed that the two had got married.

Te officials have entrusted the girl, who is about four months into her pregnancy, to the care of her parents.

District Child Protection Officer Sadanand, District Child Protection Unit legal advisor Prabhakar Acharya, child development project officer Kumar, deputy superintendent of police Bharat Reedi, sub-inspector Sampath Kumar, and other officials were present.

 
  

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  • Rita, Germany

    Tue, Mar 10 2020

    Am bit irritated.case is being filed as raping a minor aged 17years and impragnating.victim is by accused.Family says they are married.As a minor who gave the permission for marraige ?Of course since she is Pregnent approved their marraige ?.Now she is confined to parents.but why?

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  • Nawaz, Udupi/ Kuwait

    Tue, Mar 10 2020

    They are married. The families of both sides seem to be having consent on the marriage as there is no mention of any opposition from the families. Moreover she is pregnant. What is the logic in separating them by putting him in jail? What about the child in her womb if they are separated?

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  • anonymoustroller30, udupi

    Tue, Mar 10 2020

    Whatever be your logic, impregnating a minor is a grievous crime.

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  • Nawaz, Udupi/ Kuwait

    Tue, Mar 10 2020

    It is technically a rape because of the age; even though it is consensual relationship.

    In 2013, a city court of Delhi in a similar case had acquitted the accused citing consensual relationship. The judge had suggested that obstacles should not be put in their married life. Here in this case, the girl is even bearing their child. Anything that dissolves their marriage is bound to make the problem worse instead of solving it.

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