Man arrested for raping 6-year-old girl in Mumbai

Mumbai (Maharashtra) (India), May 1 (ANI): A man was arrested for allegedly raping a six-year-old minor girl in Mumbai on April 29, police said on Friday.

A case was registered at the Oshiwara police station.

According to police, the victim and the accused live in the same building.

Police said the minor girl had gone out to play when the incident occurred.

“The accused has been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act,” police said.

“The minor girl often went downstairs to play. However, on the day of the incident, the girl came back crying and bleeding,” it said.

The investigation in this case is ongoing. (ANI)