25 October,2020 10:46 AM IST | Palghar | PTI
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A 16-year-old tribal girl was allegedly raped when she took her cattle for grazing in a field in Palghar district, a police official said on Sunday.
The incident took place at Manor in the district on October 21, he said.
While the girl was out in the field with her cattle, a man dragged her to the bushes and allegedly raped her, the official said.
Based on a police complaint filed by the victim, a case was registered against an unidentified accused on Friday under Indian Penal Code Section 376 (rape) and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he said.
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No arrest has been made so far, he added.
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