A 35-year-old rape convict, who was released after getting relief in a jail term, raped another minor girl in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district on Wednesday, a police official said on Thursday. The accused has been identified as Rakesh Verma (35), a resident of Krishna Nagar area, Satna. The health condition of the minor is critical and she has been referred to Rewa Medical College Hospital for further treatment.
The police have registered a case under relevant sections, including that of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act, and arrested the accused.
The sentence of 10 years imprisonment left no apparent mark of reform on the mind of the accused. He stepped out of the jail around a year and a half back and raped another minor.
According to City Superintendent of Police (CSP) Mahendra Singh Chouhan, 12 years ago, the accused Verma had raped a minor girl (around four and half years old) in the district following which he was convicted and sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment. The accused only served seven years of imprisonment and the remaining three years of jail was pardoned after his good behaviour in jail.
When asked about the bulldozer action on the properties of the accused, the CSP said that they would take all the necessary action into the matter.