The police said the accused, who is on the run, warned the family of a “repeat performance” if they had approached the police. “They warned of a repeat performance if we went to the police,” a relative told The Indian Express over the phone. A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped and tortured by her neighbour at Niranjanpur village in West Bengal’s Malda on Tuesday. The police said on Wednesday that they have formed teams to trace the accused, identified as Pranab Mandal. But the family eventually submitted a written complaint to the police on Tuesday,” added the officer.

Source: Indian Express May 25, 2016 06:10 UTC