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

A case of rape of an 11-year-old girl has come to light in the Bahodapur police station area of Gwalior. The girl had gone to her relatives' home to celebrate Diwali. It is alleged that on the night of November 9, Brajmohan (50) raped her. When the girl resisted, the accused threatened to kill her. On returning home the next day, she told her mother what had happened. The family then went to Bahodapur police station and filed a complaint. On Wednesday, police registered a case against the accused and began searching for him.

According to the complaint given to police, the girl had gone with her family to celebrate Diwali. On November 9, the day after Diwali, she was still there. The complaint says that at night she was sleeping in a separate room with two other girls and Brajmohan, while the rest of the family slept outside in the courtyard.

The complaint says the girl woke late at night and felt someone touching her body. According to the complaint, when she looked, Brajmohan was there. It is alleged that Brajmohan committed a wrongful act against the girl that night, causing her serious injury.

According to the complaint, when the girl resisted, the accused caught hold of her hand and threatened to kill her if she told anyone. Frightened by the threat, the girl stayed silent at the time and told no one.

On November 10, the girl's father brought her back home. In the evening, when the girl began bleeding, her mother questioned her and she then told her everything. The mother told the father, after which the family went to Bahodapur police station and filed a complaint.

Bahodapur police station in-charge Alok Singh Parihar said a case had been registered against the accused on the girl's complaint. He said the accused was being searched for, and the search by police continues.