Thane rape case: 26, including two minors, held for gang-rape of 15-year-old
FirstpostThane: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped multiple times at different places in Thane district of Maharashtra over the last eight months, and police have arrested 24 persons and detained two minors in this connection so far, a senior official said on Thursday. Based on the girl’s complaint, the Manpada police at Dombivli in Kalyan registered a case on Wednesday night against 33 accused under IPC sections 376, 376, 376, 376 and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, he said. Talking to reporters, Additional Commissioner of Police, Dattatray Karale, said the offences were committed between 29 January this year and 22 September. Later on, his friends and acquaintances gang-raped her at least on four to five occasions at different places, including Dombivili, Badlapur, Murbad and Rabale in the district,” he said.