Pocso, voyeurism charges on 2 youths in Gol Park gang rape
court on Tuesday framed charges against two youths, Aryan Mishra and Rishi Agarwal, for the alleged gang-rape of a 16-year-old girl last year. They have been slapped with charges under various sections of the BNS, including
, voyeurism, criminal conspiracy and criminal intimidation, as well as Pocso Act sections for aggravated sexual assault.
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Cops submitted the charge sheet last month. The second additional district judge of Alipore court framed the charges on Tuesday. Counsel Anirban Guha Thakurta expressed said, "The progress of the case is making us hopeful that the victim will get justice."
The survivor, a Class VIII student with ADHD and borderline personality disorder, was reportedly added to a social media group, where she met the accused. In Dec last year, the accused, along with two others who turned out to be minors, allegedly sexually assaulted the girl at a Golpark guest house. They subsequently threatened to upload her nude photos online. The survivor's father, a London-based software engineer, lodged a complaint at the Rabindra Sarobar PS in April after she confided in him and his wife.
Mishram Agarwal and two minor boys were rounded up.
A separate trial is being conducted for the two juveniles, who were granted bail considering their age and educational commitments.
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