GANGTOK: A personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has been arrested by the police in Sikkim for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl.
The ITBP personnel, posted in Sikkim, allegedly raped the minor girl multiple times at his quarters, following which she became pregnant.
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The incident has been reported from Rangpo town in Pakyong district of Sikkim.
The mother of the victim minor girl has lodged a police complaint.
In the complaint, the mother alleged that her minor daughter was also sexually assaulted by a local teenaged boy.
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Meanwhile, the police has registered a case against the ITBP personnel, a sub-inspector ranked official, under section 4 and 6 of the the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
The accused ITBP personnel hails from Dharchula in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand.