Another shocker from West Bengal: YouTuber Arabindu Mondal, teenage son arrested for raping 15-yr-old girl

In a shocking incident in West Bengal, which is already reeling from the shock of the gangrape of a medical student, a father-son duo were arrested in North 24 Parganas district on Sunday for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl.

 

The accused have been identified as Arabindu Mondal (48), a YouTuber with 4.3 million followers, and his teenage son. They allegedly lured the girl, a resident of Haroa, with the promise of featuring her in dance reels.

 

Police said the accused took her to several locations and secretly filmed her when she was changing her dress, according to a Times of India report.

 

The duo later used these visuals to blackmail her and sexually assault her.

 

“Arabindu’s son even put vermillion on the part of her hair to suggest he would marry her, then raped her,” a police officer told the newspaper.

 

As per the report, the victim’s father is a constable of the Kolkata Police. The family trusted Mondal, an acquaintance, and had no idea about what the girl was going through until she finally revealed her ordeal.

 

Haroa police have filed a POCSO case against the accused and seized his phone, cameras and other devices.

 

Mondal was remanded in police custody for five days while his son was sent to a juvenile home, the report said.

 

The incident came to light amid outrage over the alleged gangrape of a second-year student of a private medical college in Durgapur outside the campus. The 23-year-old girl, who hails from Odisha, is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Durgapur.

 

The three persons arrested in connection with the case have been remanded to 10-day police custody.

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