Nagaland: Dimapur man arrested for raping minor girl in city hotel

DIMAPUR: Dimapur police have arrested a person for sexually assaulting a minor girl on December 5 last, reports said.

Police said the accused has been identified as Bokato Achumi, a resident of Padampukhuri in Dimapur.

Relo Aye, PRO and Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, PRO, in a press release today informed that the victim was returning home after shopping when the accused waylaid her for a lift in his autorickshaw.

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The accused then took and sexually assaulted her in a hotel. The victim, however, managed to alert her family members.

The accused was then arrested by police and further investigations are underway.

A case has been registered at women police station under relevant sections of IPC and the protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

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