Gujarat: Teenager raped by dragging her into a parked bus in Vadodara; Minor accused in custody Vadodara News – Times of India

Vadodara: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped after being dragged into an empty luxury bus parked on the roadside in Gujarat’s Vadodara city. The police gave this information on Wednesday.
The incident took place in the city’s New VIP Road area on the late evening of January 2, a police official said.
“The 16-year-old victim, belonging to a tribal community, was dragged into a parked bus by the main accused, who is a minor, and his two accomplices at around 8 pm on January 2,” the Harni police station official said.
“The two absconding accused helped the main accused in taking the girl forcibly to the bus. After that both of them got down and closed the door of the luxury bus, where the main accused raped her,” he said.
After this, the main accused threatened the girl not to tell anyone about the incident, the official said.
“Police have taken the minor accused into custody while two of his accomplices are absconding,” he said.
Police did not reveal the age of two of his accomplices.
After the incident, the victim along with her relatives left for her native place in Madhya Pradesh. But when his uncle came to know about the incident later, he approached the police to register a complaint, based on which an FIR was registered, the officer said.
The case has been registered under IPC sections 376 (rape), 354(a) (sexual harassment), 506(2) (criminal intimidation), 114 (appearing when the offence is committed), and protection of children from sexual Was. Offenses (POCSO) Act, he said, the matter is under investigation.
(As per Supreme Court directions on matters relating to sexual harassment, the identity of the victim is not disclosed to protect her privacy)