CHRISTIAN BREAKING NEWS: Who is M Regu Raj Kumar (M Ragu Rajkumar)? Former Pastor, Ranipet AG Church, Ranipet, Tamil Nadu, India | Arrested for Sexual Assault of a Minor Girl [#MReguRajkumar #MRaghuRajkumar #RanipetPastor #RanipetAGPastor #RanipetAGChurchPastor]
A 54-year-old pastor who absconded after being charged with sexually assaulting a teenager was arrested in Ranipet on Thursday, nearly 5 months later.
The jailed pastor has been identified as M Ragu Rajkumar (M Regu Raj Kumar), who established a church in Eri Theru, Ranipet.
According to police, Rajkumar sexually molested a 14-year-old girl who attended church on multiple occasions.
He threatened her not to reveal the incidents to anyone.
The girl’s mother noticed a change in her behavior and questioned her, only to be shocked by her answers.
The girl described her ordeals at the hands of the pastor.
Her mother filed a complaint with the Ranipet all-woman police station in December of last year.
The pastor absconded after learning that police had booked him.
Police arrested the pastor under Sections:
7 (sexual assault)
8 (punishment for sexual assault)
9 (aggravated sexual assault)
9 (l) (whoever commits sexual assault on a child more than once or repeatedly)
of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act, 2012, as well as Section 506 (ii) (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code, and launched a manhunt.
On Thursday night, a police team arrested him from his hiding place.
Police arrested him and brought him before a local court, which sentenced him to judicial custody.
NEWS SOURCE & LINKS:
Times of India
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