Mumbai, November 23: In a shocking incident of sexual assault, an 18-year-old mentally challenged was allegedly raped in Mumbai. The girl was missing from her home for a week. Police traced her on Wednesday. The girl who is suffering from mental retardation has an underdeveloped brain of a seven-year-old. She went missing four times in the last three years and was on all the occasions. The police have registered a case of rape against a person. The cops assured of arresting the accused soon. Madhya Pradesh: 6-Year-Old Tribal Girl Raped by Three Minor Boys in Indore.

According to a report published in The Times of India, police officials had repeatedly asked the parents of the girl to admit her to a home for mental health patients so that she should be taken care of properly. The girl stays with her parents in a slum. On November 15, she went missing from the home, after which her family lodged a complaint. She was located from Malwani. The girl alleged that she was raped. UP Rape Case: Minor Raped by 17-Year-old Neighbour Near Her House In Chandauli, Culprit Absconding.

In a similar incident in October, A part-time tempo driver allegedly raped and sodomised an 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 an 11-year-old friend in Mumbai's Sakinaka area. The police arrested the accused and booked him under the POCSO Act.

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