On Tuesday, Raipur police apprehended eight individuals, including a father, in connection with the repeated rape of his 16-year-old daughter. Authorities allege that the father falsified her age to facilitate the delivery of her newborn son, whom he sold for ₹ 1.5 lakh. The police confirmed these details on Wednesday as the investigation continues.
Police also arrested the person who bought the newborn on Tuesday. She then sent the survivor to another aide, Yogita Rai alias Geeta Rai’s house where she stayed for around two months. The survivor was admitted to Vasudev Hospital in Danganiya, Raipur, where she delivered her son. A woman doctor and another person were also involved in the delivery and selling of the newborn, police alleged.
Deputy commissioner of police (West), Raipur urban, Robinson Ghuria said the survivor lodged a complaint at New Rajendra Nagar police station on Monday, alleging that her father raped her in 2023 at a relative’s house in Amlidih after threatening to kill her if she disclosed the incident. The father again raped her, following which she became pregnant for a second time in 2025, police said. Police said that the newborn was allegedly sold for ₹ 1.5 lakh to another family, while the survivor was made to sign certain documents. The survivor was kept at Geeta Rai’s house for 15 days after which the father took her home. Police said that along with the father, aunt and their two aides, Saheb Mandal (42) and Rohit Kumar Rai (35) were also involved in arranging the survivor’s hospital admission.
Police said that after the survivor informed her aunt about her pregnancy, she told the father, who brought abortion medication and forced the survivor to consume it with the aunt’s help. Her father took the survivor to an aide Barkha Verma alias Varsha Mandal’s house, who offered to arrange her safe delivery, police said. The accused then concealed the survivor’s age by altering her Aadhaar card details, showing her to be an adult and married, according to police.
Legal Action Initiated Under Multiple Statutes
Authorities have registered a case involving several serious charges, including sections 64(2)(f), 65, 336, 337, 61(2), 351(2), 115(2), 89, and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Additionally, the case includes violations of sections 4(2), 5(n), and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, as well as section 81 of the Juvenile Justice Act.
