Former classmate rapes girl on pretext of giving lift

Jaipur, Nov 9: A 19-year-old girl was raped by her former classmate on the pretext of giving her lift to home near Jhalana Dungari area in the city late on Monday evening. Police said that the accused was a class fellow of the girl in 2013 while both were in schools. Police have registered a case of illegal confinement and rape against the accused and have started investigating the case.

According to the girl, the rape survivor met the accused at a shopping mall near Gaurav Towers after three years. After both recognized each other, the accused, identified as Prateek Nagpal (20), asked her to meet again. Some days after it on Monday when the accused saw her he asked if he can drop her home in his car and the girl agreed.

"The girl in the complaint stated that while she was on the way home, the accused took the vehicle to an isolated place in Pratap Nagar area. After the rape the accused left the girl at the spot from where he had picked her. With the help of some people, the girl managed to reach home and narrated her plight to the mother. The family decided to lodge an FIR. We are investigating the matter and have started a hunt for the accused," said a senior police officer of Pratap Nagar police station on Tuesday.

"Prima facie it is a clear case of rape in which the girl boarded in the car of the accused in good faith. We have completed the medical examination procedure in the case and will also register the statements of the girl under Section of the 164 CRPC. The accused would be arrested after the completion of the investigation," said a senior officer of Pratap Nagar police station.

The girl was in shock but she narrated the whole story to her parents and the family decided to register an FIR. "The accused is also under our scanner and would be arrested soon," the officer added.