Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala: An 18-year-old partially blind girl was today raped allegedly by an auto-rickshaw driver, who has been arrested, police said.
The girl, a plus-two student and an orphan living in a charity home, was raped by the 48-year-old auto-rickshaw driver Harikrishnan. She had boarded the auto-rickshaw for a short journey from near the Thampanoor bus stand to the East Fort, they said.
Realising that the girl was partially blind, the auto driver took her to an isolated place instead of to East Fort area in the heart of the city where she wanted to go.
After raping the girl, the man took her in the auto and abandoned her in an isolated place.
However, a woman passer-by, who saw the girl being taken in the auto, grew suspicious, noted the vehicle number and informed the city police, who gave an alert message to police in all parts of the city and spotted the vehicle, police said.
The girl was taken to the hospital and after a medical test, was sent back to the charity home.
The auto driver has been charged under IPC Sections 376 (rape) and 366 (kidnapping, abducting).
The girl, a plus-two student and an orphan living in a charity home, was raped by the 48-year-old auto-rickshaw driver Harikrishnan. She had boarded the auto-rickshaw for a short journey from near the Thampanoor bus stand to the East Fort, they said.
Realising that the girl was partially blind, the auto driver took her to an isolated place instead of to East Fort area in the heart of the city where she wanted to go.
However, a woman passer-by, who saw the girl being taken in the auto, grew suspicious, noted the vehicle number and informed the city police, who gave an alert message to police in all parts of the city and spotted the vehicle, police said.
Advertisement
The auto driver has been charged under IPC Sections 376 (rape) and 366 (kidnapping, abducting).
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Give Reports On Security Measures In Medical Institutions: Centre To States "Useless": Kolkata Rape Victim's Family Counsel On Bengal Anti-Rape Bill Kerala Man Jailed For Life Over Years-Long Harassment Of Daughter: Court At Least 4 Dead In School Shooting In US's Georgia, Suspect, 14, Arrested 4 Indians Charred In Multi-Car Crash In US, They Were Carpooling Marketing Firm Admits To Listening To Your Phone Conversations: Report Bengal Holds Lights Off Protest This Evening, "Reclaim The Night" Next Putin Was Aware Of Russian Election Interference: White House Give Reports On Security Measures In Medical Institutions: Centre To States Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.