Based on a complaint, the police have registered a first information report under section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code for the alleged assault that took place in September 2020
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The Navi Mumbai Police in Maharashtra have registered a case against a man for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman he met on a dating application, an official said on Monday, the PTI reported.
The police said that it has filed an FIR against the 26-year-old suspect but was yet to make arrest in the case.
The official said that based on a complaint, the police have registered a first information report under section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code for the alleged assault that took place in September 2020.
The complainant claimed that the accused, a resident of Seawoods in Navi Mumbai, became acquainted with her on a dating app, he said, adding that the woman has alleged that the accused sexually assaulted her at a building in Kharghar.
"No arrests have been made in the case. We are gathering evidence and ascertaining facts," he said.
Further investigations were going on.
Mother-son duo booked in rape, assault case in Thane district
Meanwhile, in an another incident, last week, the Thane Police had said that a case has been registered against a mother-son duo for alleged rape and assault on a 36-year-old woman in Maharashtra's Thane district, reported news agency PTI.
Based on a complaint, the Kalwa police registered a first information report under sections 69 (sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc.), 115 (2) (voluntarily causing hurt) and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, an official said, reported PTI.
He said that the alleged crime took place between June 6, 2023 and February 2025.
The complainant has alleged that the accused man, a resident of Kalwa, befriended her on social media and lured her into a physical relationship with the promise of marriage. The accused, who was already married, allegedly raped the woman on multiple occasions with his mother's knowledge, the official said, according to the PTI.
He said that later, the victim saw photographs of other women on the accused's mobile phone and confronted him, and he assaulted her.
The police said that it was further probing into the allegations, and was yet to make any arrests in the matter.
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