Cops book man for raping 14-year-old niece

A case has been registered

against a man for raping his 14-year-old niece at knife point in a tribal colony near here.

Police said the minor girl from Ponkuzhy Kattunayakan colony was threatened by her relative and taken to the forest area and raped, police said.

"We registered a case as soon as we were informed about the incident. The girl has been admitted to the Batheri Taluk hospital.

We suspect that the accused, who is a relative of the child, has escaped into the forest," police added.