Behala Schoolgirl Alleges She Was Drugged, Filmed and Sexually Assaulted
Police registered an FIR under child-protection laws to open an active criminal probe.
Overview
- The girl's mother lodged a complaint in mid‑May saying the assault occurred after the minor accepted a lift, with the incident dated in the complaint to April 17–18.
- The complaint alleges a female classmate helped lure the victim into a car where an unidentified male gave her a sedative‑laced chocolate and other men then sexually assaulted her while filming the act.
- An FIR at Sarsuna Police Station cites sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, formally triggering child‑protection procedures and criminal charges.
- Investigators are reviewing CCTV, recording witness statements, tracing the vehicle and searching for the unidentified male suspect while examining the reported role of the female classmate, who is also described as a minor.
- The family says the assailants used the recorded video to threaten and blackmail the victim for about a month, a delay the police say and the complaint cite as rooted in the girl's trauma and fear of circulation online.