Maha: 5-year-old girl raped in Bhiwandi, powerloom worker on the run

A5-year-old girl was raped allegedly by a 20-year-old powerloom worker in Bhiwandi in Thane district, police said on Monday.

The girl was playing near her home in Ramnagar on Sunday when the accused lured her to his house and raped her, a Shanti Nagar police station official said.

”A case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and IPC sections has been registered and efforts are on to nab the accused,” he said.