Prajapati called girl students while posing as a woman college teacher from a collage at Tikari, and asked them to meet for completing documentation so that their scholarship funds could be released, the police official said.
Sidhi (MP): A 30-year-old man has been arrested in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district for allegedly raping at least seven girls after posing as a women college teacher and calling them in connection with scholarship funds, police said on Saturday.
Most of the survivors belong to tribal communites communities. Brajesh Prajapati, the accused, used a voice-changing app to sound like a woman while talking to his potential victims on phone, police said.
While Chief Minister Mohan Yadav ordered probe by a special investigation team (SIT) into the case, the accused’s unauthorised house was demolished following the arrest.
Three associates of Prajapati have also been arrested, said Rewa Range Inspector General (IG) Mahendra Singh Sikarwar.
Prajapati called girl students while posing as a woman college teacher from a collage at Tikari, and asked them to meet so that they could get a scholarship, the police official said. `Her son’ will take them to her house, the caller would tell the girls.
After the crime, he would snatch away the girl’s mobile phone. As per one of the complainants, after one such conversation, Prajapati himself, wearing a helmet and hand gloves, picked her up on a motorcycle, took her to a deserted place and allegedly raped her.
