Overview

• On July 25, Mumbai Police arrested the victim’s brother-in-law under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act after she lodged a formal complaint.
• Authorities filed charges under IPC sections 64(2)(f), 75(1), 115(2) and 351(2); they also invoked sections 4, 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act.
• The FIR alleges the father raped the teenager in April last year and threatened to kill her and her mother if she disclosed the assault.
• According to the FIR, her brother-in-law groped her in March last year and warned her against informing her sister.
• Police are searching for the father who is absconding, with his brother-in-law detained.