Wayanad: A case has been registered against a man for raping his 14-year-old niece at knifepoint in a tribal colony near here.
The minor girl from Ponkuzhy Kattunayakan colony was threatened by her relative and taken to the forest area and raped, police said.
"We registered a case as soon as we were informed about the incident. The girl has been admitted to the Batheri Taluk hospital. We suspect that the accused, who is a relative of the child, has escaped into the forest," police added.
(PTI report)
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