Teenage schoolgirl abducted, raped in jungle

A youth allegedly abducted a teenage schoolgirl and took her to a jungle near here, where he raped her, police said today.
The incident took place late last month in Dahanu area of the district adjoining Mumbai.
Sub-Inspector R C Patil of Dahanu Police Station said the 14-year-old victim, a resident of Nayak Pada, was returning home from school in afternoon on a bicycle when the accused, who was on a motorbike, waylaid her.
He forced the minor to get onto his motorbike and took her to a forest near village Chari, where he sexually assaulted her, police said, quoting a complaint filed by the girl yesterday.

Police did not give any reason for the delayed filing of the complaint and also identity of the accused was not revealed.
Offences under relevant sections of IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act have been filed and a hunt has been launched for the accused, they added.