Mumbai: A 20-year-old man has been booked for allegedly raping a 5-year-old girl in the Ramnagar area of Maharashtra’s Thane district.
A case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act and Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered at Shanti Nagar police station in Thane district on November 14.
“A case has been lodged under POCSO Act and IPC Section 376. Search is underway for the absconding accused,” said Yogesh Chawan, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP)
The police said that the accused lives in the same locality. A senior officer of Shanti Nagar police station said, “The incident happened when the girl was playing outside her house in Ramnagar area on Sunday when the 20-year-old man came and took the girl inside a house on the pretext of giving chocolates and raped her.”
Further investigation is underway
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