Shirdi: A teenaged boy was detained for allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district. According to the Shirdi police station in-charge Anil Katake the boy, aged 14 years, took the girl to an isolated spot at Nimgaon village, where he allegedly raped her on Sunday evening.
The girl later informed her parents about the incident who then approached the police. A medical checkup of the boy and the girl was conducted at the Ahmednagar Civil Hospital following which the accused was detained and sent to an observation home, Katake added.
A case was registered against the boy under Indian Penal Code Section 376 (rape) and relevant provisions of the POCSO.
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