Thane crime: Man booked for raping 17-year-old daughter

An official on Monday said that the police have registered a case against a man for allegedly raping his 17yearold daughter in Maharashtras Thane district reported news agency PTIIn May 2022 when the family was residing at a village in Uttar Pradeshs Gonda district the 40yearold man raped his daughter when she was asleep the official from ShilDaighar police station said while sharing an update on the Thane crime reported PTIHe warned her of dire consequences if she informed about it to anyone The accused also beat up his wife when she questioned him about the offenceWhen some of the relatives enquired about the crime the accused dismissed it as a false allegation by his daughter the official said while sharing an update on the Thane crime reported PTIThree months back the family shifted to ShilPhata in Thane where the man allegedly again raped his daughter a couple of times he said reported PTIThe victim on Sunday approached the police and lodged a complaintBased on the complaint the police on Sunday registered a case against the accused on provisions for rape and other charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POCSO Act the official said while sharing an update on the Thane crimeA probe was on into the caseCourt acquits man accused of raping 17yearold girlA court in Maharashtras Thane district has acquitted a 26yearold man in a case of kidnapping and raping a teenage girl in 2018 observing that the physical relations between the accused and the victim appear to be consensual reported PTISpecial Judge POCSO Act cases Ruby U Malvankar in the order on September 21 said the victim was not a child at the relevant time and therefore offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act do not attract it said reported PTIThe prosecution has failed to prove the charges against the accused who needs to be given the benefit of the doubt said the order a copy of the order was made available on SaturdayThe prosecution told the court that on April 11 2018 the victim then aged 17 went missing from a place where she was working as a domestic help in Thane districtA police complaint was later filed by her fatherThe victim was traced to a slum colony at Uttan in the Bhayander area of the district Based on her statement the police then registered an FIR against the accused under legal provisions for kidnapping rape giving threats and provisions of the POCSO Act reported PTIThe counsel for the accused contested the caseThe court noted the victim claimed she was taken to the house of a relative of the accused and raped multiple times However her testimony revealed a consensual relationship and a desire to marry the accused it said reported PTIThe medical evidence on record shows there were sexual relations between the victim and the accused the court saidWith inputs from PTI