A hockey coach was arrested in Haryana's Rewari for the alleged rape of a minor girl who became pregnant and suffered a miscarriage this week, the police told the press. Personnel in Rewari said an FIR was registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and other relevant provisions of law on Friday.
The matter comes to light after a 17-year-old shooter from Faridabad accused a prominent member of India's shooting coaching staff of sexually assaulting her during the National Championships.
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According to the police, the class 12 student from a village in Rewari district filed a complaint of rape at Khol police station on Friday. The girl said she played hockey and alleged that about four months ago, a junior coach whom she had known for three years raped her in a bathroom of the stadium where she trained.
The girl said that she discovered that she was pregnant following the sexual assault and she suffered a miscarriage on 5 January, news agency PTI reported. She needed hospitalisation after her health deteriorated, the report added.
"We have arrested the accused junior coach. After producing him in a city court, we have taken him on two days of police remand and are questioning him," a Rewari police spokesperson said on Saturday.
