The Crime Branch may soon register a case of sexual abuse under the protection of children from sexual offences act (POCSO) against Vakola musician Bennett Rebello who was allegedly killed by his adopted daughter. The Crime Branch on Monday told the court that it had earlier relied on a plain adoption paper for the birth date of Rebello's adopted daughter in which her date of birth is registered as July 21, 2001. However, the Aadhaar card and birth certificate from Cama hospital produced by her elder brother on Saturday evening mentioned her date of birth as July 21, 2002, which makes her a minor.

The crime branch is verifying both the dates. "We have received two sets of documents and are verifying both," said Santosh Rastogi (joint commissioner, crime branch). The girl was, therefore, sent to a children's remand home on Monday. "The adopted daughter was allegedly sexually abused by the deceased," a senior police officer told mid-day.