Maharashtra / Man arrested for raping 9-year-old girl in Nagpur

Police said that a man has been arrested in Nagpur (Maharashtra) for raping a 9-year-old girl at home on the pretext of giving them chocolate. "The girl told her father about the incident ... The man has been booked under the Poxo Act," said an officer at Nandanvan police station

Vikrant Shekhawat : Apr 18, 2021, 07:27 AM
Nagpur: A man was arrested for allegedly raping a 9-year-old girl after luring her to his home in Nandanvan area of Nagpur with the promise of a chocolate, police said on Friday.

The incident happened on Thursday when the child was playing, said an official.

"After the girl narrated the ordeal to her father, we arrested Dashrath Mshram (45) for rape under IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act provisions," the Nandanvan police station official said.