<p>Tension prevailed in Ratanpur town in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district with a large number of citizens, traders and some Hindu organisations on Sunday observing a 'bandh' to condemn the arrest of a rape survivor’s mother on a complaint lodged against her by the alleged rapist's relative, police said.</p>.<p>The rape survivor’s mother was arrested two days back after the alleged rapist’s relative complained that she sexually abused her minor son, police said.</p>.<p>Ratanpur town is located around 25 kms from Bilaspur district headquarters and 150 km from state capital Raipur. As per the case history, a 19-year-old woman residing in Ratanpur had lodged a complaint of rape against a local man in March, following which he was arrested and sent to jail, a police official said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read |<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/manipur-extends-ban-on-mobile/broadband-internet-till-may-26-after-reports-of-arson-1220795.html" target="_blank"> Manipur extends ban on mobile/broadband internet till May 26 after reports of arson</a></strong><br /> </p>.<p>The accused man's uncle is a corporator and he allegedly pressured the victim and her mother to withdraw the case against his nephew.</p>.<p>The corporator reportedly threatened the mother-daughter duo of trapping them in a false case, he added. "On May 19, one of the relatives of the accused lodged a complaint at Ratanpur police station against the rape survivor’s mother alleging that she sexually abused her 10-year-old son. Acting on it, the police registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against the rape survivor’s mother and arrested her the same day," the official said.</p>.<p>However, condemning her arrest, several local residents on Saturday reached the police station and staged a protest while offering bangles to the police. On Sunday, the local citizens, traders and some Hindu organisations called a 'bandh', which was observed during the day. "No report of violence was reported and the situation is under control," Superintendent of Police (SP) Bilaspur," Santosh Singh said.</p>.<p>"Considering the sensitivity of the situation, Ratanpur police station in-charge Krishnakant Singh was line-attached. I have also constituted a three-member team led by Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) and asked them to present its report within a week," he said. Although no untoward incident was reported during the 'bandh', police personnel have been deployed in large numbers, police said.</p>
<p>Tension prevailed in Ratanpur town in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district with a large number of citizens, traders and some Hindu organisations on Sunday observing a 'bandh' to condemn the arrest of a rape survivor’s mother on a complaint lodged against her by the alleged rapist's relative, police said.</p>.<p>The rape survivor’s mother was arrested two days back after the alleged rapist’s relative complained that she sexually abused her minor son, police said.</p>.<p>Ratanpur town is located around 25 kms from Bilaspur district headquarters and 150 km from state capital Raipur. As per the case history, a 19-year-old woman residing in Ratanpur had lodged a complaint of rape against a local man in March, following which he was arrested and sent to jail, a police official said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read |<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/manipur-extends-ban-on-mobile/broadband-internet-till-may-26-after-reports-of-arson-1220795.html" target="_blank"> Manipur extends ban on mobile/broadband internet till May 26 after reports of arson</a></strong><br /> </p>.<p>The accused man's uncle is a corporator and he allegedly pressured the victim and her mother to withdraw the case against his nephew.</p>.<p>The corporator reportedly threatened the mother-daughter duo of trapping them in a false case, he added. "On May 19, one of the relatives of the accused lodged a complaint at Ratanpur police station against the rape survivor’s mother alleging that she sexually abused her 10-year-old son. Acting on it, the police registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against the rape survivor’s mother and arrested her the same day," the official said.</p>.<p>However, condemning her arrest, several local residents on Saturday reached the police station and staged a protest while offering bangles to the police. On Sunday, the local citizens, traders and some Hindu organisations called a 'bandh', which was observed during the day. "No report of violence was reported and the situation is under control," Superintendent of Police (SP) Bilaspur," Santosh Singh said.</p>.<p>"Considering the sensitivity of the situation, Ratanpur police station in-charge Krishnakant Singh was line-attached. I have also constituted a three-member team led by Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) and asked them to present its report within a week," he said. Although no untoward incident was reported during the 'bandh', police personnel have been deployed in large numbers, police said.</p>