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BONE Density Tests Reveal Accused Of Raping Minor In A Madrasa Is 20 Yrs Old

THE youngster arrested for kidnapping, raping and keeping captive a 12 years old girl at a Madrasa in East Delhi’s Ghazipur close to Uttar Pradesh, will face trial as adult. He is also being accused by the Police of drugging the minor girl .The accused had lied about his age. Medical tests found that the accused is of around 20 years old and not of 17 years as he has told the Police. The bone density tests performed on the accused revealed the truth about his age. The Juvenile Justice Board on Wednesday said that the accused kept at a juvenile home near Delhi after his arrest will now be considered an adult and tried as one. For children in conflict with law, the punishment is lighter, although lately the law has been changed to incorporate a provision for trying juveniles as adults in case of heinous crimes like rape and murder. The Juvenile Justice Board takes a final call on the issue. The accused was produced at a Delhi court on Wednesday and was sent to one day police remand. The police said the man had kidnapped the girl on April 21, kept her captive at a Madrasa, drugged and raped her overnight. The child had gone missing while on her way to a local market. After checking CCTV footage from the area and her cell phone records, the police finally tracked her down and rescued her. The accused was arrested a week later.  A cleric was also arrested although his role in the case is yet to be determined. The rape survivor on Wednesday told reporters that both the man and the Madrasa owner had threatened to kill her if she told anyone about the sexual assault. The accused forcefully her the Madrasa, threatened to kill my family and took my phone. Madrasa owner also threatened me, she told reporters. The cleric has also been arrested.  A case was registered under POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act) .On April 27, police authorities arrested the prime accused, a cleric identified as Ghulam Shahid under POCSO. The cleric, 34, however, claims to be innocent. The girl’s parents were demanding arrest of the cleric as they alleging that the Maulavi cannot feign ignorance about the crime.(image courtesy: Google)

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