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Retired Army Man Arrested in Mumbai for Rape of Minor Neighbour, Remanded to Police Custody Till Nov. 12

The 59-year-old neighbour is in police custody under POCSO with medical and forensic tests under way.

Overview

  • A 15-year-old from Chembur was taken to Sion Hospital with severe abdominal pain, where doctors found she was about two months pregnant.
  • The girl told police the neighbour assaulted her in the first week of September and again in the first week of October while threatening her to stay silent.
  • Her mother filed a complaint at RCF Police Station after the pregnancy was confirmed, prompting immediate registration of an FIR.
  • Police invoked the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act along with relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
  • Investigators say the accused is a retired Army personnel working as a security guard, a native of Uttar Pradesh, and a resident of the same building as the survivor.