Mumbai: Man booked for rape of teen

The girl told the police that the accused made an obscene video of her and had been blackmailing her for over a year.

A 17-year-old girl has got an FIR lodged against a man for allegedly raping her for over a year at Waliv in Palghar. The teenager had allegedly tried to get an FIR lodged before as well, but was sent back by the local police multiple times, sources said .

The girl told the police that the accused made an obscene video of her and had been blackmailing her for over a year. “The accused, a 40-year-old resident of Waliv, had raped her at hotels and even near her coaching classes… She was raped multiple times in the last few months. We have gotten a medical examination done, and are waiting for the report,” a senior officer said. “The girl was also allegedly threatened by the accused,” the officer added.

The girl’s family has claimed the police was reluctant to file the FIR. “The accused has political clout and hence, the police had refused to take our complaint. Only when the SP intervened was our case registered,” the girl’s parents told mediapersons.

When asked, an officer said, “Complaints have been received that the local police officer did not want to register an FIR. We are investigating the matter. Our priority is to arrest the accused.”

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