Ludhiana, March 25: A Class 9 girl was abducted and raped by a neighbour from Basti Jodhewal of Ludhiana on Saturday afternoon, and when the accused came to the police station alongwith the girl, the police, instead of arresting the rapist allowed him to go and beat up the rape victim to force her into a compromise, the girl's parents alleged.
The 14-year-old girl living in Swatantra Nagar, Basti Jodhewal had gone out of her home to buy curd, when 22-year-old Sandip Singh came on a motorbike and asked her to accompany him to meet her parents in Shanigaon.
On the way, according to the victim, the youth took him to a lonely farmhouse and raped her repeatedly. He threatened her not to disclose this to police.
Meanwhile, the girl's parents reached the police station, and after a lot of pressure, the youth alongwith the rape victim reached the police station .
According to the victim's parents, police first tried to force the victim to reach a compromise, and when she refused, the victim was beaten up. The parents have alleged that they were still getting death threats.
Meanwhile, Sandip Singh has escaped, and police claims that it is on the lookout of the absconder.
Additional SHO Satnam Singh denied that the rape victim was beaten up inside the Basti Jodhewal police station.
