Mumbai: Navghar police have registered a case against a 17-year-old boy following allegations of rape and impregnation of a 16-year-old girl studying at a well-known college in Mulund. Charges have been filed under the POCSO Act and relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Act.
According to the police, the victim resides in the Bhiwandi area of Thane and studies at a college in Mulund. The accused boy befriended her and lured her into a relationship. Between April 1st and May 31st, the accused boy allegedly sexually assaulted the girl in a garden in Mulund East and behind a parked vehicles. Consequently, the victim became pregnant.
A medical examination at a government hospital in Kalwa, Thane, revealed the girl is two weeks pregnant. Based on the victim's complaint, Navghar police have filed a case against the accused under sections 64 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Act and sections 12, 4, and 8 of the POCSO Act. The accused boy has been apprehended and sent to the Dongri Children's Home.
