Osmanabad cop arrested for allegedly raping girl at gunpoint

A police sub-inspector from Osmanabad has been arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl at gun point.

A police sub-inspector from Osmanabad has been arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl at gunpoint.

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Prem Sukhdev Bansode (26), presently posted at Vishrambaug police station in Sangli district, was arrested in Osmanabad on Friday night, Additional SP Deepali Ghadge said.

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The victim along with her family was staying on rent at the sub-inspector’s house, where the incident took place.

The girl claimed that the policeman raped her at gunpoint and threatened her and her family from disclosing the crime. The family lodged a complaint at Anandnagar police station after which the policeman was arrested.

Bansode has been booked under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sections of the POCSO Act.