Mumbai: A 9-year-old was allegedly raped by an unidentified man in her home in Virar on Tuesday.
According to the police, the girl and her younger brother were sleeping at home. Their mother who is a fruit vendor, as usual, latched the door from outside and went to pay her wholesale fruit dealer. Their father, an auto driver, was out working. When the couple arrived home, the girl told them that an unidentified man had come in the hose, gagged her and raped her in the kitchen. Her brother was sound asleep. On Wednesday, the family approached the police.
Their neighbours told the police that they did not hear the girl’s screams. The locality is deserted, and as it was raining that day, people were indoors. The police suspect that the accused must have kept a watch on the house and knew that the girl’s mother latched the door from outside. The police have registered a case under sections of the IPC and Pocso Act.
The girl was sent for a medical examination. The police are trying to get a description of the man from the girl.
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