Palghar: A minor girl aged 16 years was gangraped by 8 youths in an unoccupied bungalow and then assaulted on a beach in Mahim in Palghar Taluka. The police have arrested eight accused in this case.
The incident took place on the intervening night of December 16 and 17. The accused raped the girl at the bungalow in their beach village before taking her to the seashore, where they again sexually assaulted herin the bushes.
The victim who is a resident of Mahim had gone to Tembi Beach in Mahim. Her parents registered a complaint at Mahim outpost Police chowki as their daughter didn’t turn up home and her phone was not reachable too on the afternoon of December 17 which comes under Satpati police station.
The Satpati police acted swiftly considering the age of the girl and located her with the help of a mobile location and traced her at Haranwadi. After giving the girl primary medical aid the parents and police restored confidence and registered a complaint.
"In her complaint lodged on Saturday, the victim said that her ordeal began at 8 pm on December 16 that continued till 10 am the next day, during which the accused took her to an unoccupied bungalow in Mahim village where they took turns to rape her. Later, they also took her to the seashore where they again sexually assaulted her in the bushes," said a spokesperson for Palghar rural district police.
The police formed different teams and arrested eight accused in this case. A case was registered in Satpati Police Station of Palghar against the accused under Sections 376(D)(A), 376(3), 366(A), 341, 342, 323, 504, 506 of IPC and POCSO Act after arresting all of them. DYSP Palghar Neeta Padvi is investigating this case.
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