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VADODARA: A 19-year-old man living in Manjalpur was booked for repeatedly raping a 14-year-old girl and recording her videos on his mobile phone.

The class X girl was taken to various public parks in the city where she was allegedly raped repeatedly over the last three to four months.

Accused Tausif Imran Khan, 19, had promised to marry the girl due to which she was even ready to convert her religion and interestingly, started observing fast during Ramzaan.

According to the police, Khan, who is also a class XII student, used to take the girl to Lalbaug garden and also near the ONGC campus on Pratapnagar-Makarpura Road after her school hours to exploit and harass her sexually.

The girl’s parents also told police that Khan even used to force the girl for oral sex and recorded videos of the act on her phone.

It also came to light during investigation that Khan shared photos and videos of the girl on Instagram and Tik Tok .

“The accused, however, did not share any obscene photos and videos on social media, but the girl’s parents have claimed that he allegedly threatened them of using these videos when they had confronted him about the matter,” said a police official.

The girl’s parents claimed they learnt about her exploitation when they followed her on June 20 and found out that Khan had taken her to Lalbaug garden and then to Hazira tomb on Pratapnagar Road.

In her complaint, the girl’s mother alleged that the accused used to take her daughter to different religious places to brainwash her for religious conversion.

Police said that Khan had met the girl at an examination centre of recently concluded Gujarat board exams.

“The girl was appearing for class X exam and the accused was there to take his class XII exam. Since then he had been following the girl, contacting her and making promises of marrying her,” the police official said.

Cops further added that they have booked Khan for rape, molestation, abduction, criminal intimidation and violation of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

Police say Khan is a history-sheeter who had been booked under POCSO Act on charges of molestation of a minor girl in 2017 when he was a juvenile.

Police said that Khan has been picked up from his home, but has not been formally arrested. His medical test was conducted late on Saturday evening.

