Overview
- GRP in Kalyan arrested a man after a 14-year-old was assaulted on railway property Saturday evening.
- Police say he stole her phone at the station, pretended to take her to police, and instead took her to a nearby yard where he raped her.
- Investigators traced the suspect on CCTV and a court remanded him to police custody.
- In a separate case, Kalyan police arrested a 78-year-old self-styled godman from Ambernath for allegedly raping a 15-year-old during ritual visits on May 2 and May 6.
- Both matters are registered under the POCSO child-protection law and relevant Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections, including 137(2) for kidnapping and 64(1) for rape, and police withheld personal details of the minors.