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New revelations in case of woman held for sexually exploiting minor boy, protestors gherao police station

The case has got complicated with allegations being leveled against the boy's family of falsely implicating the arrested woman. Earlier, the boy's family had allegedly forced her to withdraw a rape complaint filed by her daughter against their relative. The arrested woman had refused.

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Published : May 21, 2023, 1:10 PM IST

Bilaspur: Members of several Hindu organisations geraoed Ratanpur police station last evening protesting against the arrest of a widowed woman, who was charged by a family of allegedly sexually exploiting their 11-year-old boy. The protesters claimed that the 37-year-old woman was falsely implicated in the case as she refused to withdraw the complaint of rape filed by her daughter against a youth of that family.

Two months back, a complaint was filed against a youth for allegedly raping the arrested woman's daughter. Following which, the youth was arrested. It is being alleged that the family of the accused pressurised the victim to withdraw her complaint. But, when the complaint was not withdrawn, the youth's family filed a counter-complaint against the victim's mother alleging her of sexually exploiting their minor boy. After receiving the complaint, the police arrested the widowed woman.

After gheraoing Ratanpur police station, many members of the Hindu organisations reached Bilaspur SP office. The protestors submitted a memorandum to Bilaspur SP demanding action against the family for implicating the victim's mother in a false case.

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People from different organisations have come forward in support of the rape victim and her arrested mother. Bilaspur ASP Rahul Dev, SDOP Siddharth Baghel and other officials tried to pacify the protestors but the angry crowd demanded immediate action against the family.

It may be recalled that in March the police patrolling team found a young woman in an unconscious state near Khutaghat. During interrogation, she told that she had a love affair with a youth from Ratanpur. He promised to marry her and took her to Khutaghat. The youth allegedly got physically intimate with her and later assaulted her. After she filed a complaint against the youth, he was arrested and sent to jail.

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