Punjab: Shepherd rapes 17-year-old friend on pretext of showing her his flock
India Today
The accused offered to show the teenage girl his herd of sheep and lambs, to which she agreed. But instead, he took her to a forest and raped her.
A shepherd in Punjab’s Dera Bassi allegedly raped his 17-year-old friend on the pretext of showing her his flock of sheep. Police have registered a case following a complaint by the survivor, the Hindustan Times reported.
In her statement to the police, the survivor said the accused, identified as Guri, started visiting the tea stall run by her mother around two months ago. Guri befriended her and they would chat with each other whenever he came to the tea stall.
A couple of days ago, Guri offered to show the teenage girl his herd of sheep and lambs, to which she agreed. But instead, he took her to a forest and raped her. He also threatened to kill her family if she disclosed the incident to anyone.
Soon after her ordeal, the girl was taken ill. On being coaxed by her parents, she narrated the incident to her family members, who approached the police.
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A medical examination of the girl confirmed that she was raped.
A case has been registered at Dera Bassi police station and Guri has been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
