Mumbai minor girl raped in Matheran; accused uploads video on Instagram | Mumbai News

Mumbai: The Antop Hill police have arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly filming the rape of a 14-year-old girl in Matheran on July 12 and uploading the video on Instagram. The police are looking for the victim’s minor boyfriend, who was also involved in the filming, and a man from Ghatkopar who raped the girl.

According to police, the minor girl was taken to Matheran by her minor friend and her 22-year-old boyfriend, where they were also joined by a man from Ghatkopar. “She was allegedly raped by the man from Ghatkopar. The friend and her 22-year-old boyfriend took a video of the act and later uploaded it on social media,” the police officer said.

A relative of the victim saw this on social media and informed her family, who questioned her. The minor told the whole story to her family, and a case was registered.

Antop Hill police said they have arrested the 22-year-old man and are searching for the other two accused. They have been charged under Sections 64 (rape), 65(1) (rape of a woman below 16 years of age), 137(2) (abduction), 3(5) (common intention), 3(6) (crime by several persons) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 4 (sexual assault by penetration), 6 (aggravated sexual assault by penetration), 8 (sexual assault) and 12 (sexual harassment) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

“We have also invoked sections 67A (publication or transmission of obscene material in electronic form) and 67B (publication or transmission of material depicting children engaged in sexually explicit acts) of the Information Technology Act,” the police officer said.