FARIDKOT: The prime accused in the rape case of a minor dalit girl was formally arrested by police on Sunday, after he was discharged from the hospital where he was admitted for consuming poison. Meanwhile, police officials visited the victim's village, where people demanded strict action against the accused.
SSP Gurpreet Singh Toor said, "We are investigating why the prime accused had consumed a poisonous substance. He has been arrested (on Sunday) after being discharged from the hospital. Search is on to nab Chaina Singh, the third accused."
The girl, 16, was abducted, raped and forced to swallow some pesticide by an upper caste accused. Along with his two associates, he had then dumped the victim outside her house in Matta village in Faridkot district on Saturday morning. In her statement, the girl has stated that she was abducted by three men on Friday night from outside her house when she was going to a relative's place nearby. She was taken to a room in the fields, where Jagmeet Singh allegedly raped her and Jagsir Singh and Chaina Singh stood guard outside.
Jagsir was arrested on Saturday and produced in the court of duty magistrate on Sunday, who sent him in one day police remand. Police have arrested prime accused Jagmeet, 21, on Sunday.
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