5 days police custody of daily wage laborer on charges of raping a minor

Mumbai (ANI): A 32-year-old daily wage laborer has been arrested for allegedly raping and blackmailing a minor girl in Mumbai’s Andheri area, police said on Saturday. The accused was produced in the court on Thursday, from where he was sent to police custody for five days. According to Mumbai Police, a 32-year-old accused has been arrested for blackmailing and raping a 13-year-old girl in Andheri area. Sharing details about the case, the police said, “The accused lived in the same area as the minor and worked as a daily wage labourer. He had taken some photographs of the girl, on the pretext of which he used to blackmail and rape her.” His.” Police said that the accused had also threatened to kill the minor if he told anyone about the incident. However, a few days after the incident, the victim narrated her ordeal to her mother following which a case was registered against the accused at Andheri police station. Andheri police have registered a case against the accused under sections 376, 376(2)(j), 354(A), 354(D), and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the POCSO Act. Detailed information in the matter is awaited. (ANI)