60-year-old man arrested for raping woman for years
Varanasi: Jaitpura police on Wednesday evening arrested a 60-year-old man in connection with a case in which a woman alleged that he had sexually exploited her for nearly three years when she was a minor and continued to harass and intimidate her even after her marriage.
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The accused, Mohd Jamal Ansari of Kazi Sadullapura in Badi Bazaar, came in contact with the girl about three years ago when she was a minor, according to police. Jaitpura SHO Upendra Pratap Singh said the accused absconded after the FIR was registered against him. The claim is being examined, police officials said.
The complainant alleged that Ansari, on the pretext of helping her in a matter, sexually exploited her over a period of nearly three years while she was a minor. The survivor, who is now an adult, got married about a month ago. She alleged that Ansari continued to stalk her and pressure her to meet him even after her marriage. When she resisted, he allegedly abused her, threatened to kill her and harassed her husband and other family members. Police subsequently lodged an FIR against Ansari under charges of aggravated sexual assault (repeated rape), criminal intimidation, intentional insult to provoke a breach of peace, and relevant sections of the Join conversation Share your thoughts in the comments Be respectful · TOI community guidelines Pocso Act . During the initial investigation, it also emerged that Ansari was allegedly close to some policemen formerly posted at Jaitpura police station and used those connections to intimidate the survivor. Download the TOI App.
Following an intensified search operation, police arrested him near Varuna Corridor in Saraiya on Wednesday evening.