Daijiworld Media Network - Puttur (SP)
Puttur, Jun 8: Police personnel from Kadaba station took into custody a youth named Ramesh (22) from the dalit colony in Ambedkar Nagar in Ramakunja village near Kadaba on the allegation of raping a ten-year-old dalit girl. He was arrested on Sunday June 7.
It is said that the girl belonging to the same colony was alone at her home when her parents were away working as coolies. On Friday, knowing well that the girl's parents were not at home, Ramesh barged into the girl's home, forcibly denuded the her and raped her, it is said.
In a complaint filed in the said police station, the mother of the victim said that Ramesh also took away with him the inner garments the girl was wearing at the time. Investigation is on.