Thane: Speech and hearing impaired woman raped in Kalyan

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A 23-year-old speech and hearing impaired woman was raped and her mobile phone stolen in Kalyan in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Sunday.

The incident took place at around 5:30am on Friday when the woman, who was on her way to work, was dragged into a dilapidated railway structure near Subhash Chowk by the unidentified accused and raped, an MFC police station official said.

Teams have been formed to nab the culprit, he added.

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