A 50-year-old autorickshaw driver has been arrested for allegedly repeatedly raping his 13-year-old neighbour in Maharashtra's Raigad district, police said on Monday.
Based on a complaint lodged by the victim's mother, a case under section 376 (rape) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was registered, an official said.
The accused allegedly raped the victim on 10 occasions between 2020 and 2022, he said, adding that the man was arrested on Sunday night.
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