Kota, Rajasthan: A 23-year-old Indian man has been arrested for raping a minor on a number of occasions, taking videos and images of her naked, and blackmailing her.
The incident happened in the Jhalwar District of Rajasthan.
The man, Saddam Hussain Pinjara, was arrested by the police on Friday (May 8, 2020).
The 17-year-old girl and her father approached the police and the Superintendent of Police (SP) with their complaint on Thursday after an FIR (First Information Report) was lodged under relevant sections of the IPC (Indian Penal Code) and the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act.
Officer Bhanwar Singh Hada is the one that is handling the case.
Pinjara was produced before the Jhalawar Court, which sent him to 2 days of police remand.
In their police complaint, the 17-year-old girl said that Pinjara, who is their neighbor, took her to an isolated place 3 months ago, held a knife to her throat, and raped her.
The man also took images of her and recorded a number of illicit videos of her.
Pinjara reportedly threatened to post videos and images of the girl on various social media platforms if she reported the incident to anyone.
Not only that, but he also said that he will kill her if she would narrate the incident to her family.
He reportedly raped the girl on a number of occasions.
Jhalawar SP Rammurti Joshi ordered immediate action in the matter.
The 17-year-old girl, whose identity was not shared with the public, due to her age, has gone through a medical examination.
Pinjara was arrested by the police on Friday from his village.
The police have also recovered the smartphone that the man used to take and store the illicit images and videos that he took of the underage girl.