Guwahati, Dec 29: A 19-year-old youth has been accused of allegedly raping a minor schoolgirl after allegedly threatening her with an acid attack and circulating objectionable photo-videos of her on social media.
The accused has absconded after the incident. Police arrested his father, and a manhunt is on to nab the main culprit.
The victim, a 16-year-old girl, had lodged a police complaint at the Malugram police station in Silchar on December 15, alleging that the accused coerced her into sexual relations through repeated threats and later subjected her to digital harassment.
A case has been registered under Sections 308(3) (extortion), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), 77 (voyeurism), 79 (acts intended to insult the modesty of a woman), and 64 (rape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, including Sections 6 and 14(3).
Police sources added that the accused had proposed to the victim a year back, and the relationship developed when the accused had pressurised the victim for a sexual relationship. The accused allegedly had forcibly entered her house when she was alone and had taken photographs of her.
The victim stated, “The accused threatened to throw acid on me if I did not comply with his demands, and he also threatened to harm my family members.”
Police sources stated that the victim complied with the accused due to consistent pressure and threats.
In the complaint, which has now been turned into an FIR, the victim had further claimed that the accused allegedly recorded videos of the victim and generated additional manipulated content using artificial intelligence, which he circulated through fake social media accounts created in her name.
The victim has stopped attending school due to fear and trauma, she claimed in the police complaint.
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