Youth held for raping 4-yr-old
The RCF police on Sunday arrested a 20-year-old boy for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl in Chembur. According to the police, the accused is known to the victim and lives in the same area. The victim is currently admitted to Sion Hospital.
The arrested accused has been identified as Pappu Nisar Ahmed Siddiqui alias Nishan; he works in the labour section of a private company in Chembur.
According to the police, the incident took place on Saturday evening, when the four-year-old victim was playing outside her home. Nishan lured the victim with eatables. “As the girl knew the accused, she went along with him. Nishan then took her to a nearby room and sexually assaulted her. After the accused released the girl, she went home and complained to her mother of pain in her private parts. When her mother asked her where she had gone, she narrated the entire incident,” said an officer from the RCF police station, on condition of anonymity.
The family registered a complaint against Nishan with the RCF police station late on Saturday night. “Meanwhile, the victim was taken to Sion Hospital, where doctors after conducting an initial medical examination, confirmed that the girl had been raped,” said a source.
The police then launched a manhunt to nab Nishan. He was apprehended from the same area on Sunday morning. “We arrested Nishan under Section 376 (1), and Section 4 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. He was produced in a local court that remanded him to police custody up to the March 8,” the officer added. He added, “We are also checking whether the accused committed a similar offence in the past.”
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