Mumbai: A 19-year-old man has been arrested for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in Dindoshi. Police said the matter came to light after the survivor, a class 11 student, became pregnant. Based on a complaint from the survivor’s parents, the accused, who is employed in an imitation jewellery shop in the locality, was arrested.Police has registered a case against the accused under BNS for rape and under the Pocso Act. “The accused and the victim woman are residents of the same area. The victim girl in her free time, used to go to the nearby shop to work with imitation jewellery, where the 19-year-old youth also worked. One day, the accused took advantage of her being alone and raped her.” The survivor’s family learned of the incident when she complained of illness and during a medical check-up. Following the family’s complaint, Dindoshi police investigated the matter and presented the accused in court, who is in custody for two days.
