Thane, Maharashtra:

A man has been arrested for allegedly repeatedly raping his 13-year-old neighbour and beating her up in Maharashtra’s Thane district, police said on Tuesday.

The police on Monday arrested the 28-year-old accused, a resident of the New Azad Nagar locality in Bhiwandi, an official said.

The accused befriended the girl and started visiting her family frequently. When the girl’s parents were away for work, he came to her house and allegedly forced her to enter into a physical relationship with him by promising to marry her, he said.

The abuse began in May, and on Monday, when the girl refused to give in to his advances, the accused beat her up and threatened her, the official said.

Based on a complaint lodged by the girl, a case was registered against the accused under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he said. 

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Thane:

A man was booked for allegedly setting ablaze his live-in partner after a quarrel in Thane’s Wagle Estate area, a police official said on Saturday.

The 32-year-old woman is recuperating in a hospital and an FIR under section 109(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for act committed with the knowledge that it could cause death was registered on her complaint, Wagle Estate police station senior inspector Shivaji Gaware said.

“The woman had separated from her husband some years ago and was living with the accused. He, however, went to his native village and got married, which enraged the victim. On July 5, during an argument over this, she poured kerosene over herself in anger. The accused threw a lighted match on her, causing her severe burns,” he said.

Further probe into the case is underway, the official added.

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Thane:

A labourer allegedly bashed his 18-month-old daughter to death following a quarrel with his wife in Maharashtra’s Thane district, police said on Sunday.

The Thane police have arrested Altaf Mohammad Samiullah Ansari (26) under sections 302 (murder), 325 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt), and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code, an official said.

The incident took place around 6 pm on Friday, when the accused in a fit of rage beat up his wife and dragged her and his daughter out of their house in Abhay Nagar area of Daighargaon, he said.

He allegedly threw the baby on the floor with force and killed her on the spot, the official said.

Ansari had held a grudge against his wife for a quarrel that took place between them 15 days ago, he said. The accused was an alcoholic and frequently quarrelled with his wife, he said, adding that the case was registered based on a complaint lodged by the woman.

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