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MOHALI: The police on Tuesday booked a 17-year-old boy for allegedly raping his minor sister in a Mohali village on Tuesday. The 16-year-old girl got pregnant and delivered a baby girl on July 29.

After the delivery at her house, her family members took the newborn and allegedly left her outside a house in Chandigarh after they could not locate the Missionaries of Charity home in Sector 23. On Sunday, a passer-by spotted the baby and informed the house owners. Later, a team of Chandigarh Police reached the spot and took the baby girl to Government Multi-specialty Hospital, Sector 16, Chandigarh, for treatment.

A police officer said a case has been registered at the Sector 17 police station against unknown persons under Section 317 (exposure and abandonment of child under 12 years, by parent or person having care of it) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Sources said the girl was raped one year back. Her mother was aware about the incident and her pregnancy.

Col Ravi Bedi, director of the child helpline, whose staff visited the girl’s house after they were informed, said the rape survivor alleged her brother was the father of the abandoned child. Official of the child helpline said the girl wanted the child to be kept at the Missionaries of Charity home.

A case of rape has been registered against the teenager in Mohali. The police have also added Sections 317 (abandonment of child) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

