A class X student has alleged rape for several days by her friend on the pretext of marriage in Greater Noida’s Eco-tech Sector. Police, after their initial investigation, have arrested the accused and have sent the girl for medical examination. The accused has been identified as Wazid (23), a resident of Meerut district and presently living in Greater Noida in a rented accommodation. He works as a technician in a fire extinguisher company in the city.
According to police, accused Wazid took the girl in Bulandshar on December 4 on the pretext to make her birth certificate as it was required for her job. When they both reached, the accused asked her to sign papers related to birth certificate but he also took her sign on papers related with marriage proposals. Police said the accused then took her to an undisclosed location where he forcefully conducted Nikah.
The Victim, in her complaint, said that after Nikah she was kept hostage at a place for three weeks during which she was raped repeatedly. While resisting, the accused also used to beat her and threaten her of dire consequences. When the victim did not return home, her family informed police. They contacted relatives but could not find her. When the victim escaped from his clutches and came home two weeks later, she narrated the ordeal. She along with the parents reached police station and a formal complaint was lodged.
“Victim girl is minor and she was forced to commit Nikah by the accused which is an offence. We have registered an FIR under Sections 376( Rape), 420( Cheating), 506 (Threatening a person with any injury), Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) at Greater Noida’s Eco Tech police station and have arrested the accused so far,” said Rakesh Yadav, Dy Superintendent of police, Greater Noida.