Maharashtra: Four-year-old girl raped by neighbour in Palghar, 1 held

When the police launched a search, they found that the man had not taken her to any of the nearby shops. “The girl returned later in the night, but complained of a lot of pain. When her mother asked her what had happened, she gestured towards her private parts,” the officer said.

“After girl underwent medical examination, it was found that the child had been raped. We have registered a case and arrested the accused, who works at a construction site nearby,” the police officer said.

17-year-old girl raped

In a separate incident, a 17-year-old girl was raped multiple times and impregnated by a 38-year-old man in Palghar. “The girl was taken to a resort in December 2018, where she claimed that she was drugged and raped. The accused also made videos and blackmailed her,” an officer investigating the case said. “The accused also used the videos to coerce the woman to meet him and raped her again,” she added.

The police have registered a case after the woman, now two-month pregnant, approached the police on Sunday. “We have registered a case under several sections of the POCSO Act. The woman claims she does not know the name of the man, and she met him through a friend,” a senior officer said.