15-year-old NEET Aspirant allegedly Raped and Blackmailed in Kota, 2 Accused Arrested

Kota: Acting on the complaint of a 15-year-old NEET aspirant, who alleged being raped and blackmailed, the Kota City Police arrested on Friday arrested the accused mess tiffin boy and the hostel owner.

Hailing from Bihar, the aspirant for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) had been living in the hostel in a hostel at Mahaveer Nagar - I in Kota along with her sister.

The survivor said in her complaint that the tiffin boy visited her room to deliver food and had become acquainted with her. Taking advantage of this newfound acquaintance, the tiffin boy in February tempted her to drink liquor and raped her when she became inebriated. He had also filmed the act.

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The tiffin boy then used the video to blackmail and rape her another six to seven times, the survivor alleged.

When the survivor approached the hostel owner for help, he first tried to convince her to marry the tiffin boy. When she refused, the hostel owner warned the survivor that any step would bring the matter to the knowledge of her family and “disgrace” their name, she said. The hostel owner also accused the survivor of inciting the tiffin boy, she alleged.

On the basis of the complaint, the police lodged a case of rape and blackmail against the tiffin boy under sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act and the IT Act, Choudhary said.

The hostel owner was booked for conspiracy under sections of the IPC, POCSO Act, and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, he said. The two accused were arrested on Friday and an investigation is underway, Choudhary added.

"A case of rape and blackmail has been registered against the mess tiffin boy Dheeraj Bheel of Pilalda area in Kota district under various sections of IPC and POCSO, J.J., IT Acts and against the owner/ proprietor of Banke Bihari Residency, Mahaveer Nagar – 1, Kuldeep Vajpayee for cooperating, conspiracy,” the S.P. told the Times of India.

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