Maha: Teenage girl gets pregnant after being raped; 20-yr-old man held
PTI, Oct 12, 2021, 9:20 AM IST
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Palghar: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man on several occasions in Maharashtra”s Palghar district following which she became pregnant, police said on Tuesday.
The 20-year-old man was arrested on Monday night, an official from the Jawhar police station said.
The accused and the girl, both residents of a hamlet in Jawhar taluka here, were in a relationship for the last one year. The girl became pregnant and delivered a premature child a couple of days back, the official said.
Based on a complaint filed by the girl on Saturday, the police arrested the man and registered a case against him under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he added.
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