Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mumbai Police arrested a 58-year-old man under the POCSO Act for allegedly raping his 19-year-old step-granddaughter for the last 10 years in Maharashtra. Based on the victim's complaint, the police registered a case against the mother under section 376 (2) (f).
Sections 354, 354A, 323, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act, according to the information, the accused threatened her if she ever shared her ordeal with anyone. Then he will be killed. The complainant told the police that when she was alone, the accused, who lived in the neighbourhood, used to come into the house and rape her. A police officer said the grandfather had allegedly been sexually harassing the girl since 2014, when she protested, he would beat her and threaten to kill her if she told anyone about it. to anyone. However, recently he opened up to her parents following which the girl along with her family lodged a complaint against him at the nearby police station. Based on her complaint, Kurar police launched a search for the accused and arrested him from Virar in Palghar district, a police officer said.