Thane: A 19-year-old man from Mira Road in the Thane district of Maharashtra has been arrested for allegedly raping his 15-year-old neighbour and threatening her, police said on Saturday. The accused, Sameer Khan, used to stalk the girl and tried to speak to her over the phone several times.
Khan forced his entry into the girl's house on August 27 when her parents were away for work and forced himself on her. He fled when the victim's sister raised the alarm, a Navghar police official said. Police registered a First Information Report (FIR) under sections 373 (Buying minor for purposes of prostitution etc.) and 376-1 (committing rape on a woman under sixteen years of age) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act against Khan. (PTI)
