17 October,2023 05:44 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Thane crime: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by seven persons in Thane district of Maharashtra and four of the accused have been arrested, the police said on Tuesday, reported the PTI.
According to the news agency, the incident took place on October 2 in Bhiwandi town of the district and four of the accused were arrested on Monday night, they said.
One of the accused, who was known to the minor girl, called her near Kharbav railway station and raped her, said the police, adding he threatened the victim and warned of dire consequences if she disclosed about the incident to anyone.
After sometime, he called the girl again to the spot under some pretext and took her to a room near railway tracks, where six of his friends took turns to rape her, they said.
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The traumatised victim did not approach the police immediately after the horrific incident out of fear. She later mustered courage and lodged a police complaint.
Based on the complaint, an FIR was filed against the seven accused under relevant sections of the IPC, including 376D (gang-rape) and also the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act ( POCSO Act), said the police, as per the PTI.
The police have launched a search for the three other accused wanted in the case, said an official.
Meanwhile, in an another incident, a 12-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by a man when she was walking home from school in Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Sunday, reported the PTI.
According to the news agency, the police on Saturday arrested the accused, a 23-year-old man, in connection with the assault that took place on Friday, Rewa superintendent of police Vivek Singh said.
The girl, a Class 5 student, was walking home from school when the accused offered her a lift to her village, the official said.
The suspect, however, took the girl to a deserted place and raped her. He later dropped the girl off near her village, which is close to the Uttar Pradesh border, he said.
The girl told her family members about the assault, following which she was taken to a hospital and the police were notified, the official said, according to the news agency.
According to the police, the girl sustained injuries to her private parts but is said to be out of danger, as per the PTI.
A case under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has been registered against the accused, he said.
(with PTI inputs)
