Mangalore:Police have arrested a college student of Mangalore on the charges of raping a 13 year girl since the past one year.Search is on for another youth who is also an accused in the case.
The arrested youth is Vikesh, an MBA student of a college in the city while the absconding accused is Praveen who is studying in Mysore, but hails from BC Road.
The arrested youth Vikesh hails from Kulshekhar. It is learnt, Vikesh’s father is constructing a house at Kulshekhar where the girl’s relatives also stayed. The girl is aid to be an eighth standards student of a school in Mangalore.
It is learnt, the girl was brought to the rented house of Vikesh’s parents at Shivanagar as per the request of Vikesh’s mother as the girl’s family was related to them. During the girl’s stay in his house, Vikesh taking advantage of the absence of his mother had allegedly raped the girl after threatening her.
Even Praveen, who is a relative of Vikesh had then reportedly raped the girl and had threatened to kill her if she divulged the matter before anyone.Later once again Vikesh had allegedly raped the victim in a low lying area in the vicinity, complaint with the police said.
It is learnt, the youth continued to outrage the modesty of the minor in the later days. The girl’s mother on coming to know about the changes in her daughter’s behavior, had questioned the girl when the matter came to light.Later a complaint was lodged with the help of Child Line .Vikesh was subsequently arrested.