Rajkot: A woman who allegedly facilitated her husband’s sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl and recorded the abuse reportedly exposed him after learning that he had eloped with the minor’s elder married sister, triggering a police investigation into the disturbing case.The Gandhigram police have registered a case against the couple for allegedly sexually assaulting the girl in the Bhomeshwar area.According to the FIR lodged by the victim’s mother, both families hail from Nepal and lived in the same neighbourhood. The alleged abuse began on July 5, when the girl’s parents travelled to their native place for work. During their absence, the accused woman allegedly called the minor to their residence, where her husband sexually assaulted her in his wife’s presence. The man allegedly assaulted the girl twice between July 5 and July 24.The complaint further states that the couple took the girl in a car, where the man forced her onto his lap and sexually harassed her, while his wife allegedly recorded the act from the rear seat.The case came to light following a bitter dispute between the couple, after which the woman left for her parental home in Madhya Pradesh. On Oct 1, she contacted the victim’s brother, disclosed the existence of the video footage and sent it to him.The family confronted the girl after viewing the clip, following which she recounted the alleged abuse. The family then approached the police.Investigators said the case took a further turn after the accused man allegedly eloped with the survivor’s elder married sister, who had been staying at her parental home following marital discord. The family had filed a missing person complaint after the woman went missing on Oct 1.According to the investigation, the accused man had allegedly enticed the elder sister into a relationship before leaving with her. His wife reportedly disclosed the younger sister’s abuse only after learning that her husband had left with the elder sister.Police subsequently received information suggesting that the man and the elder sister were in Mumbai. A Gandhigram police team has been dispatched to trace and apprehend them.
