A part-time tempo driver allegedly raped and sodomised a 11-year-old girl while she was returning on her way back home after playing garba at a venue which was at some distance from her home. According to reports, the victim was returning home accompanied by a 11-year-old friend in Mumbai's Sakinaka area. Delhi: 6-Year-Old Girl Raped in Government School, Suspect Arrested.

A report in the Times of India reported about the incident. The report said that the accused, an unemployed and part-time tempo driver, was on substance abuse while he committed the heinous crime. The police said that the man raped and sodomised the girl for 30 minutes before letting her go. The girl managed to reach home and narrated the ordeal to her mother. Another Incident of Sexual Assault Against Minor: Four-Year-Old Girl Raped in Jaipur By Neighbour.

The girl was returning home after playing Garba from a nearby venue. She and her 11-year-old friend had to walk back home for which they had to walk through an isolated lane as it already 10pm. The man, upon noticing the girl and her friend, came out of the tempo and slapped the boy and scared him. The boy fled the spot and ran away as he got scarred. The man also clicked pictures of the girl and her friend, said the police. Rape of Girl Child in Rajasthan: Convicts of Raping Girls Below 12 Years to be Hanged Till Death.

The accused then threatened and allegedly raped and sodomised the victim for 30 minutes and told her to leave the spot. He also warned her not to tell anything to anyone. The girl, who is in shock, reportedly told the police that she somehow managed to make it home after walking through the deserted stretch. It was the girl's mother, who upon learning about the incident, took the girl to the police station. The police has arrested the accused and booked him under the POCSO Act.

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