Belagavi police have registered a case towards 5 people at the rate of raping a minor Dalit girl. They are Ramesh Maruti Kodli, Siddappa Ramappa Jokanakatti, Ramappa Vithal Tasali, Vithal Satheppa Kodli and Parasappa Rayappa Jattennanavar. They belong to a village withinside the Belagavi district.
The case was filed below provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and the Prevention of Atrocities (Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribes) Act.
The alleged offence happened in July. The parents did not approach the police as they have been allegedly threatened with the aid of using the accused, the family informed an officer of the Department of Women and Child Welfare. However, the primary records report (FIR) cites discussions approximately the incident at home and approaching the Women’s Helpline as motives for the delay.
According to one of the officials concerned with inside the case, days ago, the spouse and children of the 15-year-old female approached individuals of the district Child Welfare Committee (CWC).
CWC counsellors spoke to the girl and her mother and father. The prolonged ethical aid to the girl and satisfied her mother and father to record a criticism with the police. A crew of docs and psychologists spoke to the female and her caretakers, the officer said. The victim’s brother approached the women’s helpline on August 26.
On the preparation of Superintendent of Police Lakshman Nimbargi, a crew of law enforcement officials and a baby improvement and safety officer visited the village and was known as at the family of the female.
Police arrested 4 of the accused in the Belagavi district on August 27. They had been despatched to Hindalga jail. A crew has been shaped to analyze the case and hint at Ramappa Vithal Tasali, who's absconding.
“Those arrested might be produced earlier than a magistrate on August 28,” the SP said. According to the criticism, the 5 accused took the girl to a field, at the outskirts of the village, and raped her. The spot isn't away from her house.