Chandigarh, 10 October(Wishav Warta): The child born to a 10-year-old Chandigarh rape victim was fathered by her younger maternal uncle and not his elder brother as initially suspected, police said on Tuesday, basing it on a fresh DNA report. Though the elder uncle too allegedly raped the girl and was arrested, police investigations hit a wall three weeks ago when his DNA samples did not match with those of the newborn.
A senior police officer said, “While the main accused (elder uncle) had also raped the victim, it is clear that the father of the baby is the younger uncle.”
Investigating officer in the case, Gurjeet Kaur, said a supplementary challan will be submitted before the court by Tuesday evening. The Supreme Court had asked the laboratory to expedite the process of matching the DNA samples.
The rape victim gave birth to a girl at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Chandigarh’s Sector 32 in August.