Chandigarh: A school bus driver has been arrested in Chandigarh for allegedly raping a Class 12 student after blackmailing her with morphed photographs, police said on Friday.
According to the police, the accused, Mohammed Razzaq (26), stalked the minor girl for some time and then tried to befriend her, which the student refused. The accused later tampered with the girl’s photographs and started blackmailing her, police said. The accused threatened to share those photographs on social media if the girl did not meet his demands.
She said the accused raped the girl three times between May and July at her home when her parents were out of town. The matter came to light when the girl’s parents saw her upset and asked the reason for it, police said.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Jaswinder Singh said a police complaint was lodged and the accused was arrested on Wednesday. Singh said Razzaq has been charged under relevant provisions including rape, criminal intimidation and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.