Thane:A 15-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped in Dombivli area of Maharashtra's Thane district, a police official said on Thursday.
It was not immediately known how many persons were involved in the crime.
The Manpada police at Dombivli in Kalyan registered a case on Wednesday night against unidentified persons under Indian Penal Code Section 376 (rape) and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the official said.
Police teams were searching for the culprits, the official said, without divulging any further details of the case.
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In another case, a 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by three men in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Thursday.
According to the police, the men took the girl to a jungle after threatening her with a pistol when she had gone to throw garbage on Wednesday. The accused left the girl in the jungle after rape. She was rescued by her family member who had gone out searching for her after she failed to return home.
According to a complaint filed with the police, the accused attacked the girl's family members when they confronted them.
A police officer said a case has been registered against the accused, identified as Rajive, Guddu and Ashu. The trio is on the run.
PTI
