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Mumbai Rehab Director, Wife, Two Staff Booked in Minor Rape Case as Police Launch Manhunt

Police say the case stems from a 16-year-old’s complaint alleging repeated assaults inside the Malvani facility.

Overview

  • Offences of rape, voluntarily causing hurt, criminal intimidation and POCSO provisions were registered after the minor approached Malvani police.
  • The complainant alleged she and another girl were assaulted multiple times at the rehabilitation centre between January 2024 and February 2025.
  • According to police, the accused threatened the girls to deter them from reporting the abuse.
  • Police reports state the girl suspected pregnancy and the woman director allegedly gave her pills after a medical examination to induce a miscarriage.
  • All four accused are absconding, and investigators have begun a search operation to locate and arrest them.