RAJKOT: Jamnagar police on Thursday arrested a readymade garment shop owner for allegedly raping a minor girl at his office. The accused was identified as Jahangir Yusuf Khafi, a resident of Valkeshwari Nagari in Jamnagar.
A 16-year-old girl had lodged a complaint against Khafi with Jamnagar’s C Division police station on Wednesday evening. According to the girl’s complaint, she had been working at Khafi’s showroom as a salesgirl for the last five months. The accused allegedly raped the girl number of times between April and June this year in his office, the minor alleged in her complaint.
Based on the girl's complaint, the accused was booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence (POCSO) Act.
Police further said that Khafi had a criminal past and was earlier booked for attempted murder in the past.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
