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Man held for sexually assaulting four-year-old girl in Borivali
The accused allegedly threatened the girl with dire consequences after committing the crime, an official said
21 April,2025 06:42 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai: 2 runaway minors raped near Mahim dargah
The 15- and 17-year-olds had run away from their homes in Gujarat and Bihar and were living near the dargah; the accused work there and claimed their interactions were consensual
20 April,2025 02:29 PM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya Iyer
Pune bus rape: Police file 893-page chargesheet
The incident took place inside a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus at the Swargate bus depot in Pune in the early hours of February 25, officials said
18 April,2025 06:44 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondent
Teenage boy booked for raping 5-year-old girl in Bhiwandi
The 14-year-old boy allegedly raped the victim after luring her with chocolates on April 16, an official said
18 April,2025 06:29 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai: Film production firm chairman booked for raping colleague
The victim had approached Amboli police station last month, and an FIR was registered on Sunday against the suspect following a probe
14 April,2025 09:03 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Kalyan rape-murder accused’s diary surfaces, claims depression led to suicide
Authorities found a diary in the cell of Vishal Gawli, accused of raping and murdering a minor girl, where he expressed feelings of depression and no blame for his suicide. His suspicious death in prison is under investigation
14 April,2025 12:24 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
15-year-old girl rescued from prostitution racket in Mumbai, one woman arrested
Mumbai Police rescued a 15-year-old girl from a prostitution racket at a hotel in Andheri and arrested a woman accused of trafficking. The operation, carried out with the help of social workers, is now under further investigation by Sahar police
11 April,2025 02:46 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Thane court sentences man to 20 years in jail for raping minor girl
District Judge and Additional Sessions Judge NK Karande at Bhiwandi court convicted the 30-year-old accused, under relevant sections of the IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on him
09 April,2025 03:10 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
Ulhasnagar: Woman booked for assaulting 9-year-old daughter with a knife
During questioning, Ulhasnagar cops discovered that she was also an illegal immigrant from Bangladesh. The incident happened on April 2 when the police received information that a woman had badly thrashed her own daughter and the girl had been admitted to Central hospital
08 April,2025 07:11 AM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva Agashe
Bengaluru molestation: Such incidents happen in big city, says Karnataka HM
In the wake of the alleged molestation of a woman, he said whenever such an incident happens, it draws public attention
07 April,2025 02:22 PM IST | Bengaluru | PTI