Youth who impregnated a minor girl arrested under POCSO in Coimbatore
Coimbatore: Youth who impregnated a minor girl arrested under POCSO. In Coimbatore, a 17-year-old girl was impregnated by a youth who lured her on a promise of marriage.
The boy, who later refused to marry, was arrested and jailed by police. Police said, Yaqoob (22), a resident of Coimbatore, was working in a shop in the area. He befriended a 17-year-old girl who lived in the same area and it eventually turned into a relationship. He continued having an affair by promising to marry the girl.
The girl became pregnant a few months ago. Shocked by this the girl asked her boyfriend to marry her. He said that he will marry her once she aborts the foetus. The girl aborted the pregnancy heeding to his words and when she later asked Yaqoobto marry her, he refused, saying he did not know who she was. The girl informed her parents about the incident.
The girl's parents lodged a complaint with the Kuniyamuthur police. Based on the complaint, the police filed a case and arrested the boy under the POCSO Act.
The boy, who later refused to marry, was arrested and jailed by police. Police said, Yaqoob (22), a resident of Coimbatore, was working in a shop in the area. He befriended a 17-year-old girl who lived in the same area and it eventually turned into a relationship. He continued having an affair by promising to marry the girl.
The girl became pregnant a few months ago. Shocked by this the girl asked her boyfriend to marry her. He said that he will marry her once she aborts the foetus. The girl aborted the pregnancy heeding to his words and when she later asked Yaqoobto marry her, he refused, saying he did not know who she was. The girl informed her parents about the incident.
The girl's parents lodged a complaint with the Kuniyamuthur police. Based on the complaint, the police filed a case and arrested the boy under the POCSO Act.