Kerala cops reach Kannauj to get details of accused

Kanpur: A 28-year-old man, hailing from Kannauj, has been accused of raping a minor girl in Kerala.
The victim’s family members had lodged an FIR at the police station in Aluva district of Kerala.
The accused, a resident of Rampur Mudheri village of Sadar Kotwali area in Kannauj, owns a ‘kulfi’ shop in Kuruppampady area in Aluva district.
About three months ago, the accused had allegedly lured a 17-year-old girl living in a village of Kannauj Sadar Kotwali over some pretext and took her with him to Kerala where he held her hostage and sexually exploited her.
The victim’s family, after coming to know about the minor’s whereabouts, went to Kerala and filed an FIR against the ‘kulfi’ shop owner.
On Sunday, the Kerala police sub-inspector Rosie George and constable Rahul Kumar reached Sadar Kotwali to collect details regarding the victim’s age.
Talking to reporters, SI Rosie George said they have come from Kerala to verify the age of the victim for taking action against the accused. “We have asked the principal of the school, where the minor received her basic education to provide us the documents with regard to her age, so that action can be taken against the man who had been accused of sexually exploiting the minor girl”, the SI said.