13-year-old tribal girl from Maharashtra’s Palghar forced into marriage, raped

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A 13-year-old tribal miss from Maharashtra’s Palghar territory was allegedly forcibly joined disconnected and raped, constabulary said connected Friday (October 17, 2025).

Based connected a ailment lodged by the minor, the constabulary person registered a lawsuit against 5 persons, including the groom and his household from Ahilyanagar, an authoritative said.

According to the police, the girl’s gramps allegedly got her joined to a antheral from Ahilyanagar successful September, and she was repeatedly sexually assaulted. The groom’s parents besides mentally harassed her.

“We person registered a lawsuit against 5 individuals, including a household member, for the forced marriage, trafficking, and repeated intersexual battle of a insignificant girl. The lawsuit involves aggregate jurisdictions, and we are coordinating the probe to guarantee contiguous enactment is taken against each the accused progressive successful this superior crime,” the authoritative said.

The offence has been registered nether applicable provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, helium said.

Published - October 17, 2025 12:58 p.m. IST

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