Thane man held for alleged rape on false promise of marriage

A 40yearold man from Maharashtras Thane district has been arrested for allegedly raping a housewife over nearly two years on the false promise of marriage and forcing her to undergo an abortion an official said on Friday reported PTIThe action against accused Viren Hasmukh Patel a resident of Kolsewadi in Kalyan came on a complaint by a 27yearold woman originally hailing from Uttar Pradesh and currently residing in Kalyan reported PTIAccording to the First Information Report FIR the crime was committed between September 2024 and April 2026 Citing the complaint a police official said that Patel allegedly lured the woman with the promise of marriage claiming he would legally divorce his current wifeThe accused took the complainant to various rented rooms and lodges where he allegedly engaged in repeated physical relations with her under the pretext of their future marriage the official saidWhen the woman became pregnant Patel allegedly forced her to take abortion pills leading to a miscarriage without her consent as per the FIR reported PTIThe victim and her parents recently visited Patels residence to question him about the status of his divorce and his commitment to marry her However Patel allegedly insulted abused and assaulted the three the official said reported PTIThe case against Patel has been registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections including the ones pertaining to rape sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means and causing miscarriage without a womans consent police saidThe Kongaon police have taken the accused into custody and further investigation into the matter is underway the official addedMan held for raping 13yearold girl in PalgharIn another case a man allegedly raped a 13yearold girl in a forest area in Maharashtras Palghar district under the pretext of obtaining a medicinal plant for her treatment police said on Tuesday reported PTIThe incident occurred in the wee hours of Monday and the 55yearold accused identified as Shivram Parash Savar a resident of a village in Vikramgad taluka of the district was arrested around early on Tuesday they said reported PTIA complaint in this connection was lodged by the elder sister of the victim inspector Amar Patil of the Kasa police station said reported PTIThe complainant said she and her sister had approached the accused on April 30 to seek herbal treatment for her irregular menstrual cycle The accused is known among villagers to provide herbal treatment to people he saidOn May 3 the accused visited the residence of the victim Under the pretext of procuring a medicinal plant for her treatment he took the complainant her 19yearold sister and some of their relatives in a car Patil saidThe group departed from Dahanu around 1130 pm After driving a short distance the accused parked the vehicle by the roadside near Charipawan around 1 am He lured the teenage victim to accompany him into the nearby bushes under the guise of gathering the medicinal plant and instructed other passengers to remain inside the vehicle the inspector said reported PTIOnce in the secluded forest area the accused raped the minor victim and subsequently threatened her with dire consequences if she disclosed the incident to anyone the inspector said citing the complaintThe victims sister and the daughter of the accused were known to each other which had established a sense of trust he addedDeputy Superintendent of Police Sameer Maher said a case has been registered against the accused under sections 64 1 rape 651 rape of a girl under 12 years of age and 3512 criminal intimidation of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS along with sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POCSO Act reported PTIThe accused was arrested around 4 am on Tuesday he saidWith inputs from PTI