Maha: Man held from WB for rape, abduction of teenage girl

  • | Wednesday | 27th April, 2022

Thane, Apr 27 (PTI) Thane police have arrested a 27-year-old man from West Bengal for allegedly raping a teenage girl after abducting her two years ago from here in Maharashtra, an official said on Wednesday. The accused, who worked as a mason in Ulhasnagar township here, had allegedly kidnapped the girl, now aged 16, from near her house and taken her to his native place in West Bengal where he took up farming, Hill Line police station"s senior police inspector Laxman Sariputra said. The girl"s family members had then filed a kidnapping complaint with police against an unidentified person. Recently, based on a tip-off, a police team from here traced the man and the girl to Burwan village in West Bengal"s Murshidabad district, the official said. The man was arrested and the girl, who now has a child, was handed over to her parents on Tuesday, the official said. The accused was booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he added. PTI COR GK GK


If You Like This Story, Support NYOOOZ

NYOOOZ SUPPORTER

NYOOOZ FRIEND

Your support to NYOOOZ will help us to continue create and publish news for and from smaller cities, which also need equal voice as much as citizens living in bigger cities have through mainstream media organizations.


Stay updated with all the Latest Thane headlines here. For more exclusive & live news updates from all around India, stay connected with NYOOOZ.

Related Articles

3 kidnap 17-yr-old girl, booked
  • Tuesday | 12th December, 2023
Engineer, cabbie among those arrested by NIA
  • Monday | 11th December, 2023