Nitasha Natu, TNN | Jul 23, 2012, 02.13AM IST
MUMBAI: A 28-year-old man was arrested by the Nehru Nagar police in Kurla for allegedly raping a teenager and later forcing her to abort their child. The police have also booked the doctor who had carried out the abortion at his clinic in Saki Naka, Andheri.
The accused, Arjun Dhere, is a resident of Shramjeevi colony in Kurla (E). He met the 19-year-old victim through a common friend. The girl is a resident of Saibaba Nagar in Kurla (E). Dhere got into a physical relationship with the girl after promising to marry her. The girl later discovered she was pregnant and informed Dhere, who refused to tie the knot with her. "On Friday, the girl left her home and did not return. Her parents registered a missing complaint with us on Saturday," a police officer said.
The girl returned home by Saturday night. The police quizzed her about her disappearing act and learnt that she had gone to a clinic after being forced to abort her three-month-old baby. The abortion was reportedly carried out at a clinic in Saki Naka.
The girl's parents then registered a case against Dhere. The police arrested him under sections 376 (rape), 315 (act done with intention to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence or giving false information to screen offender) of the Indian Penal Code.
Dhere has been remanded in police custody. The police refused to disclose the name of the doctor. "We need to find out the extent of the doctor's involvement in the case. We will check documents related to his registration," senior inspector Dhananjay Bagayatkar said.
Abortions are termed legal only when performed by a medical practitioner approved by the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act. The abortion must be carried out at a place approved under the Act. Pregnancies can be terminated up to 20 weeks gestation.
(with inputs by Pratibha Masand)
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The accused, Arjun Dhere, is a resident of Shramjeevi colony in Kurla (E). He met the 19-year-old victim through a common friend. The girl is a resident of Saibaba Nagar in Kurla (E). Dhere got into a physical relationship with the girl after promising to marry her. The girl later discovered she was pregnant and informed Dhere, who refused to tie the knot with her. "On Friday, the girl left her home and did not return. Her parents registered a missing complaint with us on Saturday," a police officer said.
The girl returned home by Saturday night. The police quizzed her about her disappearing act and learnt that she had gone to a clinic after being forced to abort her three-month-old baby. The abortion was reportedly carried out at a clinic in Saki Naka.
The girl's parents then registered a case against Dhere. The police arrested him under sections 376 (rape), 315 (act done with intention to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence or giving false information to screen offender) of the Indian Penal Code.
Dhere has been remanded in police custody. The police refused to disclose the name of the doctor. "We need to find out the extent of the doctor's involvement in the case. We will check documents related to his registration," senior inspector Dhananjay Bagayatkar said.
Abortions are termed legal only when performed by a medical practitioner approved by the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act. The abortion must be carried out at a place approved under the Act. Pregnancies can be terminated up to 20 weeks gestation.
(with inputs by Pratibha Masand)
Link: Man ‘forces’ teen to abort child, held
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