Maharashtra: 13-year-old girl raped outside Ganesh pandal, no arrest yet
A 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man when she went to offer prayers at a pandal during the ongoing Ganesh festival in Palghar, Maharashtra, police said today. The incident occurred on Monday night when the 24-year-old accused, a pandal contractor, lured the girl on some pretext, took her behind the venue and allegedly raped her there and fled.
Pandal contractor took the girl behind venue, raped her
The girl later informed about the incident to her parents, who lodged a complaint against the accused. Cops said she was allegedly violated when she along with other children had gone to the Ganesh pandal set up at Agar village in Dahanu area. The accused was booked under IPC Section 376 (rape) and the POCSO Act. A search was on to nab the accused.
