<p>A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her cousin on several occasions in Maharashtra's Thane district following which she became pregnant, police said on Wednesday.</p>
<p>The 24-year-old accused was arrested from a village in Bhiwandi taluka on Tuesday, an official from the district rural police control room said.</p>
<p>The girl and the accused, who is her cousin, resided in the same house and the latter allegedly raped her on several occasions, the official said.</p>
<p>The minor girl became pregnant and delivered a child in a hospital here on Sunday, following which her mother lodged a police complaint against the man, he said.</p>
<p>The accused was subsequently arrested and booked under Indian Penal Code Section 376 (rape) and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he added.</p>
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The girl and the accused, who is her cousin, resided in the same house and the latter allegedly raped her on several occasions, an official said

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