22 December,2022 05:15 PM IST | Palghar | PTI
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The police custody of nine persons held for allegedly gang-raping a teen girl in Maharashtra's Palghar district was extended till December 28 by a local court on Thursday.
The Satpari Sagri police had sought extension of remand citing time to complete the probe, which was granted by the court.
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They were held under Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in an unoccupied house in Mahim area of Palghar in the intervening night of Friday and Saturday last week.
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