TNN | Jan 10, 2012, 02.31AM IST
PANAJI: An India Reserve Battalion (IRB) cook has been arrested by the Old Goa police on charges of raping a minor girl in Carambolim.
Acting on a complaint given by the 16-year-old girl's mother, the police have registered a case under Section 376 (rape) and Section 8 (2) (sexual assault) against Mohandas Kunkolienkar,26. Police said the accused was a family friend of the victim and often used to visit her at her residence. "He even expressed a desire to marry the victim and the parents met. However, the victim's parents said that their daughter was a minor and he should wait till she completes her education," said police.
The girl was to appear for her board exams this year. However, the accused eloped with the girl and married her the next day in a temple in November, 2011. "They even started residing together as husband and wife.
The girl's parents claim that they were not aware of the relationship and the matter came to light only when they learnt that their daughter was three months pregnant," a police official said.
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