This story is from January 23, 2020

Mumbai: Youth held for rape, assault of 16-year-old he befriended on Facebook

A Vasai youth was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly raping, assaulting and stalking a 16-year-old girl he befriended on Facebook in July 2019.
Mumbai: Youth held for rape, assault of 16-year-old he befriended on Facebook
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MUMBAI: A Vasai youth was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly raping, assaulting and stalking a 16-year-old girl he befriended on Facebook in July 2019.
The minor girl told the Manickpur police that she met the 22-year-old man on Facebook. They began to chat and in a few weeks, they met in Vasai. She said the accused took her to home in Vasai (west), where he gave her drinks that were laced with sedatives.
He then sexually assaulted her and filmed it on his phone. The girl said he later blackmailed her, and threatened to upload the video on social media if she did not have sex with him.
The girl further said that the accused then began to take her to lodges in Vasai, force laced drinks on her and sexually assault her. Every time he filmed it and showed her the video, she said. She added that he stalked her and showed up at her college a number of times to take her to a lodge.
Recently, he physically assaulted her when she refused to go with him. She then approached police with her parents. Police also seized the phone on which he recorded the acts.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
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