UDAIPUR, March 17 (TIWN): With the crimes against women and minor increasing at an alarming rate here at the model Tripura, another 80 years old man was arrested today for allegedly raping a 10 years old girl. The accused old man has been identified as Mukaloti Kusum Das. However, the accused has been produced before the court today. besides, the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court today sent the accused to 7 days police custody. The Court today also asked the police to submit the case diary on March 23.

After the passage of 42 hours police detained 80 years old man for allegedly raping 10 years old girl at Udaipur Matabari Ward No. 1 area. It is worthy to be mentioned here that one 10 years old minor girl of Class-IV  was allegedly raped by her tuition teacher after she went to his house . The incident occurred on March 15.

The accused teacher was identified as 80 years old Mukaloti Kusum Das. Reportedly, on the very day, when the girl went to her tuition home no other students were present, and taking the advantage of it her 80 years old tuition teacher allegedly raped her.

However later the victim’s family member lodged an FIR with the Udaipur Women Police Station immediately after the incident was reported. Following which the police conducted a search in operation to trace the accused man.

And later today after the passage of 42 hours the police arrested the accused teacher and produced before the court. It is to be mentioned here that the number of crimes against women has gone up in Tripura in recent years, with the Crimes ‘in India’report for 2013 published by National Crime Records Bureau (NCB) showing that number of rape cases increased from 229 in 2012 to 233 in 2013. Likewise, the number of cases of kidnapping and abduction of women and girls has gone up from 114 in 2012 to 124 in 2013.

Tripura had also registered 29 incidents of dowry deaths and 827 cases of cruelty by husband and his relatives during 2013, the NCRB report had said.