Daijiworld Media Network - Karkala (SP)
Karkala, Jul 11: The police on Friday July 10, registered cases against two persons under the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) on the charge of raping a minor girl on different occasions. The victim is from Kalya village.
It has been alleged that on April 23, 2019, Prakash Shetty, who happens to be the son of the victim's elder sister, raped the girl. Pradeep Achary from Nitte Kemmannu reportedly raped her on three occasions inside a thicket attached to his residence and an auto rickshaw during November and December, 2019. The girl has turned pregnant now.
The Karkala rural police, who have registered these cases, have arrested both the accused.