BAREILLY: A 45-year-old man, who works as a labourer, allegedly tried to rape his 13-year-old daughter under the influence of alcohol at a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Budaun district. The traumatised girl somehow managed to escape and stayed locked inside another room even as her inebriated father attempted to break open the door.
The crime took place on July 31, but the minor girl remained quiet until her elder brother returned from Delhi on August 3. Their mother passed away last year and the girl used to live with her alcoholic father while her brother, 22, works in Delhi. Her elder sister got married earlier this year.
The class VI student, who studies in a government school, soon moved to her aunt’s house in the neighbourhood. An FIR was registered on Tuesday night and the girl's father was picked up by cops. The minor was sent for medico-legal examination on Wednesday. Her statement was also recorded by police.
In the complaint, the girl’s brother said his sister was in a state of complete shock. He came to know from his elder sister and immediately came to Budaun to confront his father.
After initial investigation, it was found that the complaint was correct and the FIR under IPC section 354 (attempt to outrage the modesty of a woman) along with the Pocso Act was registered, police said.
The accused father has confessed to the crime and was sent to jail. The girl’s statement will be recorded in the court under section 164 CrPC and a charge-sheet will be filed soon, the police added.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
