Rape accused gets acquitted; case registered against victim

Muzaffarnagar, Jul 31 (PTI) A local court acquitted four persons in an attempt to rape case and issued notices to the girl and her father to appear before it on August 26 for giving false evidence. Additional District Judge P C Shrivastava acquitted four persons Gopal, his father Roop Ram, brother Yashpal and mother Anguri due to lack of evidence.

The court has also issued notices to Urmila and her father Bhanwar Singh for giving false evidence in the rape case. According to the prosecution, the girl had charged her tutor Gopal and his family members with an attempt to rape and forcible confinement at Bahari village in the district on April 10, 2008.

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