Nagpur: Wathoda Police on Wednesday arrested Shyam alias Bittu Prashant Belkohde (24), of Jai Jalaram Nagar, Kharbi Road, Wathoda, for allegedly raping a minor girl.
The 15-year-old victim residing in the Nandanvan area told police that Shyam befriended her, invited her to Hasanbag around 8 pm on February 19, took her on a motorcycle to an isolated place near a cooler manufacturing unit at Wathoda and raped her.
On the basis of her complaint, police registered a case under Section 376 of the IPC, read with Sections 4, 8, 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, against Shyam. Further investigations are underway.
Married man arrested for sexually exploiting young woman:
MIDC Police have arrested a 33- year-old for allegedly befriending a young woman on a matrimonial site, and sexually exploiting her on multiple occasions on the pretext of tying the nuptial knot with her. The victim later discovered that the accused was already married.
The accused, Rahul Uttamrao Dakhore, is a resident of Mondha, Hingna. The accused first met the victim on a matrimonial site — shaadi.com — and started interacting with her. He then took her to a hotel in the MIDC area and established a physical relationship with her on marriage promise. Dakhore then took Rs 2.50 lakh from her for purchasing iPhone and other valuables but refused to marry her.
When the victim came to know that he was already married, she approached the police and lodged a complaint against him. On the basis of the complaint lodged by the victim, police registered a case under Sections 420,417,376(2)(n) of the Indian Penal Code against Dakhore.