Ghaziabad: A village panchayat in Ghaziabad passed a shocking judgement against a man accused of rape. The panchayat held the man guilty of raping a minor girl but punished him by just hitting him with a shoe five times.
The minor girl was allegedly raped by her uncle on Saturday, but instead of reporting the crime to the police, the Sualana village panchayat held the man guilty and let him go after five hits from a shoe.
The panchayat also forbade the victim's family from calling in the police.
The girl's mother intervened and a case was registered on Monday.
"After my daughter told me about the rape I confronted him. He asked me to settle the matter among ourselves. Then I went to the police station to lodge a complaint," said the victim's mother.
Police have registered a complaint and are investigating the case.
"We got information of rape and on the Panchayat's decision. FIR will be filed," said police officer Raghuvir Lal.
The accused has reportedly been arrested.
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