French diplomat chargesheeted for raping minor daughter

Bangalore: French diplomat Pascal Mazurier was on Monday chargesheeted for allegedly raping his three-year-old daughter.

"City Police today chargesheeted Mauzurier under Section 376 of Indian Penal Code for raping his minor daughter," DCP (Central) Ravikante Gowda said.

Mazurier, deputy Head of Chancery in the Consulate of France, was arrested on June 19 on a complaint by Suja, a native of Kerala, that he had raped their minor daughter.

Pascal Mazurier was on Monday chargesheeted for allegedly raping his three-year-old daughter.

Earlier on Mon, High Court Judge HN Nagamohan Das adjourned to September 21 hearing of Pascal's bail plea after police informed the court they had filed the chargesheet before Additional

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Nagalinge Gowda.

Mazurier, Consular Attach to Consulate General of France here had moved the High Court on August 7, seeking bail.

In his petition, he had pointed out that as per the Forensic Sciences Laboratory (Bangalore) test report, his DNA profile did not match with that of the child.

On July 27, the Fast Track Court-I had rejected Pascal's bail plea, observing that "though DNA test has not tallied with the DNA profile of the accused, bail cannot be granted to him only on this ground."

Pascal was arrested on June 19 on a complaint by his wife alleging that he had raped his daughter.

(For updates you can share with your friends, follow IBNLive on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest)