Thane Crime: Minor held for 22-year-old girlfriend's murder

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The police arrested a teenager in Thane district for allegedly murdering his girlfriend.

According to the police, the teenager's father, also an accused in the case, is absconding.

"On October 27, the body of an unidentified woman aged around 25 was found near the railway tracks near Haji Malang Hills," said senior inspector Anil Jagtap of Hill Line police station. Later, the victim, strangulated with a rope, was identified as a 22-year-old woman from Ulhasnagar.

"Probe revealed that the minor was in a relationship with a woman, but his family was opposed to it as she belonged to a so-called lower caste. The minor, his father and another person allegedly killed her following a dispute on October 25," the police official said.

According to the police, the 16-year-old minor and his accomplice were arrested from Bihar on November 7.

"Further probe is on," said the police official.

Meanwhile, in Thane, a man has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman near Titwala railway station.

"The woman was walking along the railway tracks on Monday night when the accused pulled her into the bushes and allegedly raped her," said Assistant Commissioner of Police Manoj Patil.

"He also warned her of dire consequences if she approached police," the police official added.

The woman narrated the incident to her husband who lodged a complaint with Government Railway Police in Kalyan.

"The police acted swiftly and arrested Nishant Chavan, the suspect. Further probe was on," the ACP said.

(with inputs from PTI)