Mangalore: 12-year-old Girl Abducted, Raped Repeatedly

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (SP)

Mangalore, Mar 17: A youth has been accused of abducting a minor girl by posing life threat to her, and then keeping her confined in a house for several days and raping her repeatedly during this period. A complaint in this respect was lodged in Suratkal police station.

The accused has been identified as Siddappa (24) from Kushtagi in Koppal district. He used to stay in a rented accommodation near Bala school within Suratkal police station limits.

The 12-year-old girl, a student of sixth standard, stayed with her parents opposite his residence. While Siddappa is skilled in mortar works, the parents of the girl, who are natives of Hoovina Hadagali in Bellary district, work as daily wagers.

On February 20 he allegedly took her away to Mysore. The girl says Siddappa refused to take her back to Bala in spite of her repeated pleas. He threatened to kill her if she continued to pester him, she said. The girl was then taken to Hosur in Tamil Nadu and kept in a rented accommodation there. She also has accused Siddappa of locking her up while leaving home every day, and raping her every night since February 26.

The youth, after learning that the girl’s mother had filed a missing complaint with Suratkal police station, dropped the girl off in Suratkal on March 15 before disappearing, it is said.

Based on the complaint, station house officer of Suratkal police station K U Belliappa and his staff registered a case and began efforts to locate the accused.