14-05-2025
FIR filed after mentally unsound girl found to be pregnant
Surat: A 17-year-old girl living in the Mahidharpura area, who has learning difficulties, was found to be six months. The girl was found by an Abhayam team after someone called them.
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As she had no known address, she had been housed at a facility run by a social organization. After gaining her confidence, the organization located her parents, who discovered she was pregnant. Mahidharpura police booked an unknown person for rape under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (Pocso).According to the FIR, the girl lived in the Mahidharpura area with her parents and sister. Due to her mental state, she would frequently leave the house and wander about in different parts of the city. A couple of weeks ago, she was rescued by an Abhayam team from the Ashwinikumar area, after someone called them. As she could not provide her address, the team kept her at the Manav Seva Charitable Trust May 11, the organization succeeded in finding her home and she was reunited with her family. Two days later, on May 13, the girl developed abdominal pain and was taken to the SMIMER hospital for treatment. Doctors found her to be six months pregnant. After this, police were informed and Mahidharpura police booked an unknown person for the rape of the girl. UP man posted nude images of minor after raping herIn another case of rape involving a minor, Chowk Bazar police booked a diamond worker for raping a minor and circulating nude photos of her. The accused, Pushpendra Sharma, met the victim a year ago at a wedding in Uttar Pradesh. He got her number from a friend and began speaking to her on the phone. The accused took her to his house in Surat in April 2024 and raped her. He also video-called the victim and took photos and videos of her naked. Using these photos and videos, he blackmailed the victim and raped her multiple times. He threatened to kill her family if she told anyone about the the victim's mother learned of the situation, Sharma threatened her as well. Sharma created a fake Instagram account for the victim and posted the nude photos and videos on it, sending them to her relatives. As he continued to threaten the victim and send her photos and videos to others, the victim's mother finally approached Chowk Bazar police. Police booked Sharma for rape, intimidation and other crimes under the BNS, Pocso and the IT Act. A team has been sent to UP to apprehend him.
