Police arrested the accused…
On Friday, 30 August 2024, Police said, a labourer has been arrested for allegedly raping a four-and-half-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Palghar district.
The police on Thursday arrested the 19-year-old accused in connection with the incident that occurred in Jawhar taluka on Wednesday.
The child's parents were at work, and she was home with her grandparents when the accused allegedly entered her house and sexually assaulted the girl, an official said.
The official said the accused was a labourer involved in cable laying work in the victim's locality.
The child informed her mother about this the next day, following which a complaint was filed with the police, he said.
The accused has been arrested under section 64 (rape) and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the official said.
Following the incident, local activists from various political parties and social organisations from Jawhar and Mokhada started a protest, demanding capital punishment for the accused.
Edited By: Tanvi Walia
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