Maharashtra crime: The Navi Mumbai police in Maharashtra have registered a case against an unidentified person for allegedly repeatedly raping and impregnating a 17-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Sunday, the PTI reported on Sunday.

According to the news agency, Based on a complaint lodged by the girl's brother, the police on Saturday registered a case under section 376 (rape) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he said.