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Two minors raped in Pune, one dies; Cop arrested in Delhi on alleged charges of rape

Two minor girls, reportedly 12 years old, were allegedly raped by a man and a 17-year-old boy in Pune on Sunday and one of them died of injuries inflicted during the assault days later, the police said on Thursday.

Meanwhile, a police officer has been arrested in New Delhi for allegedly raping  a woman on the pretext of marriage, the police has said.

The two girls, both around 12 years’ old and residents of the same locality, went to a temple near their home in Hinjawadi area Sunday afternoon, he said. The two accused, who also lived in the same locality, lured the girls by offering them chocolates. They then took the girls to an isolated area where they allegedly raped them, the police said.

The accused threatened the girls with dire consequences if they revealed the incident to anyone, he said. The victims did not inform about the incident to their parents. However, one of them complained of pain and weakness following which her parents rushed her to a hospital, where doctors found out that she was traumatised, he said.

The doctors then informed the police, who approached the girl’s family in the hospital on Tuesday, but the victim was not in a condition to speak, the official said.

Her family members told police that one more girl from their neighbourhood was with her on Sunday. “When we approached the other girl, she narrated the entire incident,” the official said.

Based on her statement, a case was registered against the two accused, one of whom has been identified as Ganesh Nikam (22), he said.

Meanwhile, in Delhi a woman had filed a complaint against the officer in July and alleged that she came in contact with him after the death of her husband, who was a criminal, they said.

The officer identified as Ramesh Dahiya was posted as the station house officer at Sadar Bazar Police Station here. He was recently promoted to the rank of the ACP, they added.

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