Mumbai: Man Accused Of Raping Minor Girl Finally Captured After Three Years On The Run
Navi Mumbai, 6th April 2024: Nearly three years after being on the run, a 35-year-old man accused of raping a 12-year-old girl was apprehended by the Unit I team of Navi Mumbai Crime Branch on Thursday. The crime took place in September 2021 in the Rabale MIDC area, where the minor girl was assaulted by her neighbour.
The accused, operating under the alias Dhananjay Lalchand Saroj, committed the heinous act while the girl’s parents and elder sister were away at work. Upon learning of the abuse, the girl informed her parents upon their return, leading to the filing of a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act with the Rabale MIDC police.
Despite using a false identity, the accused was eventually identified as Ananjay Lalchand Paswan alias Ganu, with the police tracking his mobile phone to Bengaluru. After a thorough investigation and with the aid of technical data, the police located and arrested the accused, who has now been transferred to the Rabale MIDC police for further proceedings.
