Digapahandi: A home guard at Digapahandi police station has been arrested and sent to jail on charges of impregnating a young girl by cheating her on the pretext of marriage.
The accused home guard has been identified as Niranjan Sethi, a resident of Laddi village in Vijay Padmanabhapur. He was reportedly posted at Digapahandi PS.
As per reports, the accused was produced before a POCSO Court, Berhampur. However, the court rejected his bail plea and sent him to Berhampur jail.
According to sources, the accused developed a relationship with the girl in a nearby village following which she became pregnant. After coming to know about the pregnancy, the accused home guard started avoiding the girl.
Initially, the family members amicably resolved the matter in the village meeting. But later, the accused did not pay heed to the terms of the agreement. On 4th July 2020, the woman gave birth to a girl child.
After failing to get justice, the woman lodged a complaint at Digapahandi Police Station on Wednesday. Following an inquiry by IIC Basant Kumar Sethi, the accused was arrested.
He was sent for medical examination and then produced before the POCSO court which remanded him to jail custody, informed investigating officer SI Balabhadra Ganda.