On Monday, an 18-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by her cousin at a desolate house in Lingarajapuram in Banaswadi police limits. The incident bring to light after the victim made a complaint to the police on Tuesday evening.
The victim, who is a manual labourer, lived with her elder sister, as she had lost her parents at a young age. Roopesh Kumar (22), the suspect, a fruit vendor, lived in the same vicinity. On Monday afternoon, Roopesh had ask over his cousin, who was on her way to work, to go with him to a friend’s house and she accompanied him.
On the contrary ,he took her to a deserted house where he sexually assaulted her. Soon after, she narrated the incident to her sister and the family tried to settle the matter internally, police said.