BHOPAL: Misrod police arrested a man for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl, who had later ended her life. The man used to sexually assault the girl and unable to bear the agony, the minor had hanged herself to death last year on September 20. Neighbours had spotted the girl hanging at her home in Misrod and informed police.
Initially the police were clueless about the reason that drove the girl to take the extreme step, however, the autopsy revealed that she was repeatedly raped.
The neighbors informed police about a 27-year-old man who used to work on a mobile tower and would visit the girl. Police traced the man in Rajgarh and during on being interrogated he confessed to have sexually assaulted the girl whenever she was alone.
The accused has been identified as Bhagwan Singh, a resident of Rajgarh. He had befriended the girl and raped her for the first time on the pretext of marriage. The accused has been booked under POCSO and sent to jail after being produced in the court.