Gwalior: Man, 50, booked for raping 11-year-old relative during Diwali visit, absconding

Police in Gwalior have booked a 50-year-old man, identified as Brajmohan, on a complaint that he raped an 11-year-old girl who was staying at his family's home over the Diwali holidays. The accused has not been arrested. Police say he is absconding and efforts are on to trace him.

The case belongs to the Bahodapur police station area. The girl had gone with her family to a relative's house to celebrate the festival, and she was still there on November 9, the day after Diwali. According to the complaint, she was put to sleep that night in a separate room with two other girls. Brajmohan was also in that room, while the rest of the household slept outside in the courtyard.

The complaint states that the girl woke late at night and felt someone touching her. When she looked, she saw Brajmohan. He is alleged to have sexually assaulted her, and she is said to have suffered serious injuries. When she resisted, he allegedly grabbed her hand and threatened to kill her if she told anyone, warning her of dire consequences. Out of fear, she kept quiet at the time and told nobody in the house.

Her father brought her home on November 10. That evening she began bleeding, and her mother, noticing her condition, questioned her. The girl then described everything that had happened. The mother informed the father, and the family went to Bahodapur police station to file a complaint.

On Wednesday, police registered a case against Brajmohan on the girl's complaint. Bahodapur station house officer Alok Singh Parihar confirmed that the case had been registered and said the accused was absconding. He said police were continuing their search and efforts were on to trace and arrest him. Police are investigating the matter.

To protect the identity of the child, no further details about the family are being given.