CURATED BY – SUSHIL SONI | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Anuppur, on 17.09.2024, a report was lodged at Kotwali Anuppur police station by the family members of a 16-year-old minor girl that the girl had suddenly left the house at night without informing anyone, on the basis of which a crime number 419/24 section 137(2) of the Indian Penal Code was registered at Kotwali police station and investigation was done.

Under the direction of Superintendent of Police Anuppur Shri Moti Ur Rehman, a joint team of Kotwali police and cyber cell succeeded in recovering the said girl from Silvassa of Daman and Diu Union Territory on the basis of information received from CCTV footage and mobile call details of Anuppur city on the date of the incident. Police investigation revealed that the minor girl became friends with Naineshwar Hire (21 years), a resident of Goregaon, Mumbai (Maharashtra) after getting acquainted with the online Free Fire game played on her mobile phone and on the social media Instagram. He lured the minor girl into marriage and called her to Kalyan station by train and made her stay at his house in Goregaon, Mumbai and raped her on the pretext of marrying her. Mahendra Hire, father of accused Naineshwar Hire, also cooperated in keeping the minor girl at his house and due to the fear of getting caught by the police, Naineshwar Hire made the said minor girl stay at the house of his acquaintance Raju Pawar in Silvassa in the Union Territory of Daman and Diu from Goregaon Mumbai, Maharashtra. Police has added sections 64 (1), 64 (2) (M), 65(1), 142, 87, 96, 3(5) of the Indian Penal Code and 3,4, 5 (L), 6 of the POCSO Act in the case and all the three accused were arrested and brought to Anuppur Kotwali Police Station and are being produced before the Honourable Court. Superintendent of Police Anuppur Shri Moti ur Rehman has announced to reward TI Kotwali Arvind Jain, Sub-Inspector Sarit Lakra, Assistant Sub-Inspector RN Tiwari, Constable Mohan Jamra and Lady Constable Kavita Vikal for promptly locating the minor girl and rescuing her safely from the Union Territory of Daman and Diu and handing her over to her family.

Names of the arrested accused

1. Naineshwar Hire father Mahendra Hire age 21 years resident of Rohidas Nagar, Goregaon Mumbai Maharashtra

2. Mahendra Hire father Devidas Hire age 52 years resident of Rohidas Nagar, Goregaon Mumbai Maharashtra

3. Raju Panwar father Gokul Panwar age about 40 years resident of Silvassa Daman and Diu Union Territory

An advisory has been issued by Superintendent of Police Anuppur Shri Moti Ur Rehman that parents and guardians should keep a close watch on minor boys and girls while using social media such as Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp and various online internet based games so that minor boys and girls can be saved from becoming victims of such crimes.