The Mumbai police arrested 35-year-old resident within 12 hours for raping his 8-year-old neighbour on November 9, 2018 at around 2 pm at his residence in Wadala.The accused has been identified as Dinesh Paykoli, a resident of Ganesh Nagar in Wadala. According to the police the incident occurred at around 2 pm after that the girl reached her home around 3 pm. When her family saw her crying with bloodied lips, she revealed her ordeal.

The family members then went to the accused house and found it locked. They the approached the Wadala police station to lodge a complaint. An officer attached to Wadala police station said, "The girl was immediately sent to the hospital where the doctor confirmed rape."