Maharashtra: 16-year-old boy detained for raping minor girl in Thane

The boy called the 15-year-old girl to his house in Bhiwandi town here on September 4 and allegedly raped her.

Thane: A 16-year-old boy has been detained for allegedly raping a teenaged girl in Maharashtra’s Thane district, a police official said on Wednesday.

The boy called the 15-year-old girl to his house in Bhiwandi town here on September 4 and allegedly raped her, the official said.

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After the incident, he became untraceable.

The police got information that he was hiding at Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh, but could not find him there.

Later, acting on a tip-off, the police found him in Bhiwandi on Tuesday and detained him, the official said.

A case was registered against him under India Penal Code Section 376 (rape) and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he said.