Mumbai:
A man was arrested for allegedly raping his 14-year-old sister-in-law in a hotel in Mumbai central area, police said today.
The 29-year-old accused, Tauseef Ibrahim Shaikh, is married to the elder sister of the 14-year-old victim. He allegedly took the girl to a hotel yesterday and sexually
assaulted her, they said.
According to the police, Shaikh met his sister-in-law outside her school in Nagpada area last morning.
"Shaikh persuaded the victim to go with him," Senior Inspector at Nagpada Police Station Sanjay Kadam said.
He dropped the victim to her home after the incident and left, Kadam said.
"She later told her mother that she was not feeling well and disclosed the incident, following which they lodged an FIR against Shaikh," he said.
Shaikh works in the vehicle spare parts shop owned by the victim's father, police said.