The Ghaziabad police on Tuesday mentioned they detained a 15-year-old boy and booked him for rape and abetting the suicide of his classmate on Sunday. The police mentioned that the incident befell in a locality beneath Masuri police station space. Each had been college students of Class 10 of the identical college.
The police mentioned that they registered an FIR beneath sections 306 (abetment to suicide), 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and beneath provisions of the Safety of Youngsters from Sexual Offences Act (Pocso) at Masuri police station.
The deceased 14-year-old woman’s grandfather submitted a grievance to police during which he said that he had gone to his native place in Hapur and got here again on Sunday night. On his return, he discovered about 10-12 individuals standing outdoors his home and looking out for the suspect.
“They had been relations of the boy and had been looking out for him in my home. They went to the terrace of the home which was locked. They put up a ladder from the adjoining home and located the boy. They then took him alongside. Round 1.25am, I heard some sound and went upstairs to my granddaughter’s room. I discovered her hanging from the ceiling fan,” the complainant mentioned.
The officers mentioned that the woman was alone at house on Sunday as her mom and brother had gone to a hospital in Delhi whereas her grandfather was additionally away.
The grandfather’s grievance additional mentioned that he discovered 5 used contraceptives from beneath the mattress.
“It’s suspected that the boy blackmailed the woman utilizing some movies and she or he died by suicide,” the grievance mentioned additional.
The police mentioned that they seized the contraceptives.
“These have been despatched for forensic evaluation whereas investigation is on concerning the mentioned movies. The boy has been detained and the woman’s physique was despatched for post-mortem. The investigation is on within the case,” mentioned Nimish Patil, ACP (Masuri).