88-Yr-Old Man Booked For Raping 11-Yr-Old Girl Kills Self In Gurugram

Mumbai: An 88-year-old man, who was booked for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl, died by suicide in Gurugram, police said. The girl’s mother alleged that the suspect lured her daughter by offering her a sweet and raped her at his house, police added.

Police said the man took the extreme step at around 10.30 am on Thursday when he came to know that the minor’s family had approached the police to register a complaint against him.

Based on a complaint by the girl’s mother, an FIR was registered against the 88-year-old man at Bilaspur police station on Wednesday under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Bilaspur police station on Wednesday, said police, adding that the suspect was a widower.

Police said that the girl’s mother alleged that on Tuesday, the accused raped her daughter in the house after luring her daughter by feeding her sweets. The woman alleged that her daughter told about the incident on Wednesday morning and said that her daughter had been assaulted earlier also.

Kundan Singh, additional station house officer of the Bilaspur police station said, “An inquiry is being conducted into the man’s death. Simultaneously, an investigation is also underway in the rape case. A medical examination of the girl and other legal procedures are being carried out,” he added.

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