The Dombivli rape case could have been detected much earlier had the police and family probed the 15-year-old’s disappearance in May, the teen’s statement has revealed. The accused had kept her confined for a whole day. 

The girl’s mother had registered a missing person complaint at Manpada police station, but when the girl was dropped near her house the next day and questioned by police, she did not reveal anything. Cops claim that the girl said she was upset and had gone to her friend’s place.