Man arrested for raping college student in Palghar district – ThePrint

Palghar, Dec 20 (PTI) A 30-year-old man was arrested on Friday for allegedly raping a college student in Palghar district of Maharashtra, police said.

The attack took place late Thursday night in a forested area in Wada, an official said.

Inspector Datta Kindre of Wada police station said the accused knew the victim and allegedly offered to drop her home on his motorcycle.

She alleged that the accused took the woman to a forest near Gargaon village, beat her, threatened her and raped her.

Based on the woman’s complaint, the police registered a first information report (FIR) under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and arrested the accused, the official said. PTI COR ARU

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