Thane, February 18: A 19-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl several times in a parked train in Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra's Thane district, a police official said on Saturday.

The man, a resident of Arvi in Wardha district, and the victim are homeless and got to know each other while living under a bridge in Sanpada area, he said. Mumbai Shocker: Minor Girl Raped by Juvenile in Nagpada Area; Case Registered Under POCSO Act.

"As per the complaint filed on February 15, he raped her several times in a suburban train that was parked between Vashi and Sanpada stations. He was held on a tip of from Wardha on Friday," he said. Tamil Nadu Shocker: Four Men Repeatedly Rape Minor Girl After Getting Her Addicted to Drugs; Arrested.

The man has been charged with rape and other offences under Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act provisions, the railway police official added.

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