Minor’s rapist arrested in Maharastra (Lead)
December 9th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANSThane (Maharashtra), Dec 9 (IANS) A man accused of raping a minor in Maharashtra’s Thane district has been arrested, a police official said Thursday.
Superintendent of Police Vishwas Nagre-Patil denied the girl was gang-raped.
“Family members and relatives were under the impression that the girl was gang-raped. But police investigation showed that she was raped by only one person, Dattu Thakare, and the other two were only his accomplices,” he told reporters.
The 16-year-old was raped Dec 5 and consumed poison the next day. She was admitted to the local hospital but died late Wednesday night, and it was then the rape was discovered.
Earlier, a Thane police official said Dattu Thakare has been arrested and a search was on for the other two accused, Suresh Thakare and Bhagwan Thakare.
Meanwhile, the girl’s family members deposited the victim’s body in front of Tokawade police station to protest the police “inaction” and shouted slogans against the local police.
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