Bangur Nagar Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl on the pretext of giving her a few DVDs. The accused was sent to remand home and has been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. According to police, the incident occurred on Sunday evening at Naya Nagar area in Goregaon (W). The arrested teenager, who is a resident of the same area, took the survivour who is his neighbour to his house on the pretext of giving her a few DVDs of Bollywood songs. According to police, after the teen escorted the minor to his house, he forced himself on her and raped her. In order to avert arrest, the teen then threatened her of dire consequences if she speaks about the incident to anyone. When she reached home, her parents suspected something amiss seeing her scared. On being enquired, she narrated the incident which left them shell-shocked. The girl's parents immediately approached Bangur Nagar Police and registered a case against the teenager. Police booked the teen under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code for rape (section 376), criminal intimidation (section 506) along section 4, 8 and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The teen was sent to Dongri remand home after getting custody at the juvenile justice court, said police. Shobha Pise, senior inspector of Bangur Nagar police station said a police team is investigating the case. Police have also taken samples from the teenager and the victim, to build a strong case against the accused for conviction.

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