Nitasha Natu, TNN | Jun 28, 2012, 10.16AM IST
MUMBAI: Pest control worker, Vilas Chavan, who was arrested for the rape of a 4-year-old girl at Dahisar West on Tuesday, had initially lied to her family and to the police that he had rescued the child from the actual perpetrator. Chavan is a distant relative of the girl. However, the police caught his bluff when they examined his clothes.
The victim resides with her family on a pavement of a bridge across Dahisar river. Her parents work as conservancy workers and she has five siblings. Chavan earlier resided in the same neighbourhood before moving to Rawalpada in Dahisar East.
At around 9.30pm on Tuesday, the victim was playing alongside the Dahisar river when Chavan approached her. He offered to buy her a meal if she accompanied him. The girl agreed as she was well acquainted with him. Chavan then took her to the area outside Dahisar railway station, where he fed her at a Chinese stall. Later, he took her close to the tracks through a three-feet hole in the wall, where she was raped. "When the victim started bleeding, he carried her to her residence and told her mother that he had rescued her from an unidentified perpetrator. The girl's mother thanked him and rushed her child to the Bhagwati Hospital," said ACP Vijay Mestry.
Meanwhile, Chavan went to the MHB Colony police station with the girl's relatives to register a case. When the police started quizzing him about the culprit's description, Chavan faltered. "We then found that the front portion of Chavan's shirt and trouser were wet and muddy, while the back portion was clean. This appeared strange to us. On frisking him, we found a blood-soaked handkerchief. His innerwear was also stained with blood and he had been carrying it along. We immediately sent him for a medical examination and booked him on rape charges after he admitted to the offence," an official said.
The court on Wednesday remanded Chavan to police custody.
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The victim resides with her family on a pavement of a bridge across Dahisar river. Her parents work as conservancy workers and she has five siblings. Chavan earlier resided in the same neighbourhood before moving to Rawalpada in Dahisar East.
At around 9.30pm on Tuesday, the victim was playing alongside the Dahisar river when Chavan approached her. He offered to buy her a meal if she accompanied him. The girl agreed as she was well acquainted with him. Chavan then took her to the area outside Dahisar railway station, where he fed her at a Chinese stall. Later, he took her close to the tracks through a three-feet hole in the wall, where she was raped. "When the victim started bleeding, he carried her to her residence and told her mother that he had rescued her from an unidentified perpetrator. The girl's mother thanked him and rushed her child to the Bhagwati Hospital," said ACP Vijay Mestry.
Meanwhile, Chavan went to the MHB Colony police station with the girl's relatives to register a case. When the police started quizzing him about the culprit's description, Chavan faltered. "We then found that the front portion of Chavan's shirt and trouser were wet and muddy, while the back portion was clean. This appeared strange to us. On frisking him, we found a blood-soaked handkerchief. His innerwear was also stained with blood and he had been carrying it along. We immediately sent him for a medical examination and booked him on rape charges after he admitted to the offence," an official said.
The court on Wednesday remanded Chavan to police custody.
Link: Rape accused had lied to victim's family and police
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