Mumbai: One held for kidnapping, raping minor girl in Aarey forest

Mumbai: One held for kidnapping, raping minor girl in Aarey forest

The accused kidnapped the victim from Kurla and brought her to the forest of Aarey, after hearing her screams locals around the areas informed the police.

ANIUpdated: Saturday, July 31, 2021, 05:07 PM IST
article-image
Representative Image | Pixabay

A man has been arrested allegedly for kidnapping and raping a 7-year-old girl in Mumbai's Aarey.

On the basis of the statement of the girl's mother, the accused has been arrested.

According to the police, the twenty-two-year-old accused has been arrested under various sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) act.

During the investigation, it was found that the minor victim was playing outside along with the neighborhood children, while her mother was sitting outside the house. The victim's mother knew the accused and went to bring something for him but couldn't find her daughter after she came out of the house.

The accused kidnapped the victim from Kurla and brought her to the forest of Aarey, after hearing her screams locals around the areas informed the police. The accused is in police custody till Saturday.

Further details are awaited.

(To receive our E-paper on WhatsApp daily, please click here.  To receive it on Telegram, please click here. We permit sharing of the paper's PDF on WhatsApp and other social media platforms.)

RECENT STORIES

Mumbai: Pakhala Dibasa, Ugadi and Cheti Chand, Pravasis make most of festivals

Mumbai: Pakhala Dibasa, Ugadi and Cheti Chand, Pravasis make most of festivals

Mumbai: Strike proved bitter pill for patients at state-run hospitals

Mumbai: Strike proved bitter pill for patients at state-run hospitals

Mumbai: HC extends interim relief for Anil Parab in Dapoli resort case 

Mumbai: HC extends interim relief for Anil Parab in Dapoli resort case 

Mumbai: Three peddlers held with drugs worth Rs10 crore

Mumbai: Three peddlers held with drugs worth Rs10 crore

Mumbai: ED resumes questioning NCP MLA Hasan Mushrif in cheating case

Mumbai: ED resumes questioning NCP MLA Hasan Mushrif in cheating case