Man rapes nine-year-old tenant in Kapurthala

A nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her landlord on October 30, police said on Tuesday

A nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her landlord on October 30, police said on Tuesday.

A nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her landlord on October 30. (Getty Images/istockphoto)

The girl’s parents were not home when the incident took place.The minor narrated the ordeal to her parents when they returned home, following which, the minor’s mother lodged a police complaint on Monday.

The accused is on the run. The family had been living in the rented accommodation for four years. A case under sections of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) has been registered.