Mumbai: Dad’s friend arrested for teen’s rape

MUMBAI: A pregnant teenager who ran away from home to meet her boyfriend in Bengaluru was traced to Khopoli and brought back by police.
The 17-year-old revealed that while she had been impregnated by her boyfriend, she had also been raped by her father’s friend last year. Police arrested her father’s friend on rape charges. Her boyfriend was also booked for rape.
The girl lives with her mother at Dahisar. Her father, who passed away in January, used to run a shop in the neighbourhood.
Last week, the mother approached Dahisar police to lodge a missing complaint. She was travelling by a private bus, accompanied by a 20-year-old common friend. Police intercepted the bus at Khopoli.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)