Thane: Police have registered a case against a man for allegedly raping a six-year-old girl in Maharashtra’s Thane district, an official said on Monday.
The 42-year-old accused, a resident of Dombivali area, had committed the crime several times since June this year when the child was alone at home, an official at Vishnu Nagar police station said, without giving further details.
Based on the husband’s wife’s complaint, a case was registered against him on Saturday under relevant sections of the Indian Judicial Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act, he said.