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AGRA: A teenage girl was allegedly sold for Rs 2 lakh by her own mother and aunt to a man, who after marrying her when she was a minor, raped her and also got other men to sexually abuse her. Police have filed an FIR against the accused persons, including the girl’s mother.

The 18-year-old girl, from a village under Marhara police jurisdiction, in an FIR said that she was sold by her mother and aunt to a widower, Gajender Singh , on October 30, 2017, when she was 17.

“Next day, in a small ceremony, I was coerced into tying the knot with Singh. I was raped on the same night. Two weeks later, Singh brought other men who raped me, while he watched. Due to continuous torture and sexual abuse, my condition deteriorated, and on December 11, I was taken back to my village by my aunt,” read the FIR, a copy of which is with TOI.

After reaching home, the girl managed to escape to the house of another aunt, who helped her file the FIR.

A cousin of the girl said, “On January 16, she sent a written complaint to the Etah superintendent of police (SP) via speed post, but no action was taken, but after the district court’s intervention, on Wednesday, local police lodged an FIR.”

Speaking to TOI, Gurmeet Singh, circle officer of Sadar, Etah said, “An FIR has been lodged against three persons including girl’s husband, mother and aunt. We will now conduct medical examination of the victim to ascertain her age, as she has alleged that she was minor when she was sexually abused by Singh.”

Vijay Bahadur Verma , station officer of Marhara said, “Once the medical report confirms her age, we will add POCSO Act and other relevant IPC sections, as the girl has alleged she was sold by her mother. We will then arrest the named accused.”

According to the complaint letter filed by the girl, her father was murdered in 2005 by her mother’s lover in Firozabad . At that time, the girl’s age was five-and-half years.