Updated April 8th 2025, 14:57 IST
Thane: A 10-year-old girl in the Thane's Mumbra was raped and murdered by a 19-year-old boy who lived in the same building and lured her with toys.
The minor girl's body was found inside the lift duct, in a half-naked condition; she was reportedly thrown from the building, after being raped.
As per reports, a 10-year-old girl, who lived in a building in Thakurpada area of Mumbra, Thane, was raped by a 19-year-old boy, who lived in the same building. The boy lured her with toys and got her to his home where he raped her, and fearing getting caught, he threw her from the bathroom window. The incident happened at around 9:30 pm yesterday.
After raping the minor girl, the accused threw her into the lift duct, from the window of his apartment's bathroom. The loud thud alerted the people who peeped inside the lift duct and saw the horrific site of the 10-year-old girl lying there, in a half-naked condition. The accused is reportedly from Banka city in Bihar.
The residents of the building informed the Mumbra Police who arrived at the spot and arrested the accused, who later confessed to have raped and thrown the minor girl from the window. A fire brigade was called to take the victim's body from the lift duct and it has now been sent for postmortem. The investigation in the case is underway.
In another news, a 19-year-old student in Varanasi was allegedly drugged and raped by 23 men in seven days. The cops have arrested six individuals in the case so far and an investigation is underway. The woman, who had been missing for almost a week, managed to escape from the accused's captivity and get to a friend's house, from where she went to her own home.
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Published April 8th 2025, 14:57 IST