Manhunt Underway for Suspect in Maharashtra Train Abduction and Rape of 16-Year-Old
Police invoked multiple Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections alongside POCSO provisions after Akola GRP filed a zero FIR when the teen disclosed the crime at the station
Overview
- A 20-year-old man is accused of kidnapping a 16-year-old from Dombivli and raping her aboard a train bound for Akola on June 30.
- The suspect abandoned the victim at Akola railway station after his family refused them entry, prompting railway police intervention.
- Akola GRP personnel secured the teen’s statement and registered a zero FIR before transferring the case to Kalyan GRP.
- Kalyan Railway Police lodged an FIR under sections 64, 74 and 137 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita alongside the POCSO Act.
- Law enforcement agencies have launched a manhunt across Maharashtra to locate and arrest the accused.