A 16-year-old boy from Patiala has been booked under charges of rape and sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) for allegedly raping a minor girl aged 17. The victim, reportedly, is 23 weeks pregnant now. The accused is still at large, as per reports. Efforts are, nonetheless, on to nab him.

As per reports, the victim has informed the Police that she knew the accused, and that he took advantage of her several times, and threatened her of life if she revealed it to anyone.