Two minor boys sexually assault girl while playing in Andheri building

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Two minor boys, aged 10 and 11 years, have been booked in a gang rape case in Andheri on 1 February 2019. The incident took place on 30 January in Andheri (West) where the two juveniles and the victim, a nine-year-old girl, reside. The minor boys assaulted the girl while they were playing in the building. The two juveniles were sent to a correction home in Dongri after a complaint was registered by the victim's mother.

According to TOI, Amboli police detained the boys after a complaint from the minor girl, a Class 3 student. "The juveniles took the girl to a corridor between the 12th and 13th floors where they attempted to sexually assault her. They let her go later.

According to a police officer, the victim revealed the incident to her mother only the next day when she faced a problem while using the toilet. The victim's mother then filed a complaint against the two boys. A case has been registered against the juveniles under Indian Penal Code and under the POCSO Act.

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