Teen Raped In Maharashtra, 2 Police Stations Didn't File Case Citing Area

15-year-old was raped in a railway accommodation on Ulhasnagar station premises, Railway police said. A case has been registered under IPC, POCSO Act

A day after a 34-year-old woman died after she was brutally raped in Mumbai suburb Sakinaka, another incident of sexual abuse has been reported in Maharashtra, this time in Ulhasnagar. A 15-year-old girl was raped in a railway accommodation on the Ulhasnagar station premises Friday night, Railway police said today. A case has been registered under sections of IPC and the Protection Of Children From Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and the accused has been arrested. Railway Police Commissioner Qaisar Khalid told the media that the 15-year-old girl was returning from Shirdi. She got off at Bhiwandi bypass, then went to Kalyan and boarded a local train to Ulhasnagar. After getting off around 9 pm, she met two friends and they headed home. They were walking on the skywalk at the station when the accused approached them.