Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada district police have booked a person for raping and impregnating a minor in Bantwal Rural police station limits.

The incident happened in Maninalkur village within Bantwal rural police station limits.  The accused Masook currently working abroad.

The girl who was 17 years 10 months old had complained of stomach ache. She was admitted into a private hospital at B C Road on September 1. On the same day she delivered a male baby in the hospital.

When asked for details, while being admitted to the hospital, she and her family members failed to give a proper reply. The hospital staff later informed the police. During age verification, she was found to be a minor.

Police, while investigating the matter, learnt that the minor was befriended by an accused identified as Masook, a resident of Uppinangady, through the Instagram. He raped the survivor at her home, after which the accused went abroad, and the survivor lost contact with him, as her mobile phone got damaged. A case was registered at the Bantwal Rural police station on Sunday. Share to Twitter