Pune: An autorickshaw driver allegedly kidnapped a six-year-old girl from a family living on a footpath near Sanjay Gandhi Road. Pune Railway Station and raped her in a commercial building near Parvati in the early hours of Thursday. This incident has come to light in the case of gang rape of a 14-year-old girl.
According to the police, the abduction took place at 1.30 pm. “We were able to nab the suspect and rescue the girl from the commercial building within two hours of the kidnapping due to some vital clues provided by another autorickshaw driver who had seen the suspect pick up the girl. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone II) Sagar Patil said, “He chased the suspect for some distance before losing his trace.”
“The autorickshaw driver had noted down the registration number of the suspect vehicle and gave it to the police,” Patil said.
“The girl has been admitted to Sassoon General Hospital for medical examination,” the DCP said. POCSO Act has been registered. Yashwant Gawri, senior inspector of Bund Garden police told TOI, “The arrested autorickshaw driver Sagar Maruti Mandhare (39) is a resident of Katraj. He has a valid permit and driving license.”
(The identity of the victim is not disclosed to protect the privacy of the victim as per the directions of the Supreme Court on matters related to sexual harassment)
According to the police, the abduction took place at 1.30 pm. “We were able to nab the suspect and rescue the girl from the commercial building within two hours of the kidnapping due to some vital clues provided by another autorickshaw driver who had seen the suspect pick up the girl. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone II) Sagar Patil said, “He chased the suspect for some distance before losing his trace.”
“The autorickshaw driver had noted down the registration number of the suspect vehicle and gave it to the police,” Patil said.
“The girl has been admitted to Sassoon General Hospital for medical examination,” the DCP said. POCSO Act has been registered. Yashwant Gawri, senior inspector of Bund Garden police told TOI, “The arrested autorickshaw driver Sagar Maruti Mandhare (39) is a resident of Katraj. He has a valid permit and driving license.”
(The identity of the victim is not disclosed to protect the privacy of the victim as per the directions of the Supreme Court on matters related to sexual harassment)
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