The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/mumbai-police-all" target="_blank">Mumbai Police</a> on Thursday arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly raping a minor girl on the pretext of marriage. The alleged incident was reported after the victim's mother filed a complaint against the accused on August 20.
The incident came to light when the victim visited Rajawadi Hospital complaining of stomach ache. Later, the doctor confirmed that the 13-year-old girl was pregnant, reports <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/20-year-old-arrested-for-raping-minor/story-XVPEeQsCex877t93mvKWOI.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hindustan Times</a>.
In her complaint to the police, the victim's mother alleged that her daughter was seven months pregnant. She further claimed that the accused sexually assaulted her daughter&nbsp;from December 2019 to till August 2020 on the false promise of marrying her.
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Acting on the complaint, the Deonar police registered a complaint against the accused under Sections 376, 376 (2) (H) (commits rape on a woman knowing her to be pregnant), 376 (2) (N) (commits rape repeatedly on the same woman), 376 (2) (i) (commits rape, on a woman incapable of giving consent) and 376 (3) (rape on a woman under sixteen years of age) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Sections 4 (punishment for penetrative sexual assault) 6 (punishment for aggravated penetrative sexual assault), 8 (punishment for sexual assault), 12 (punishment for sexual harassment) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012.
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