Padma awardee Uddhab Bharali booked for rape of minor in Assam

Uddhab Bharali, an innovator and Padma Shri recipient from Assam, has been booked by the North Lakhimpur Police for the alleged rape of a minor girl who was under his foster care.

Uddhab Bharali, an innovator and Padma Shri recipient from Assam, has been booked by the North Lakhimpur Police for the alleged rape of a minor girl who was under his foster care.

He has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and sections of the Indian Penal Code. The case was registered by the police based on a complaint from a chief judicial magistrate who was briefed by the District Legal Services Authority (DSLA) on December 17, 2021.