THANE, July 11: A man was arrested for allegedly abducting a 16-year-old girl from Kalyan railway station in Thane district and 12 her several times onboard a train headed towards his native Akola.
Gajanan Shivdas Chavan (30) was held from Shekapur village, from where he hails.
“Chavan, who was staying with his brother in Titwala, met the girl at Kalyan station on June 29. He took her to his brother’s house, then to Kasara on a suburban train before taking an express train heading to Akola. He sexually assaulted her on the train. He then took the girl to his village by bus,” the official said.
“He raped her again before abandoning the girl at Akola railway station and fleeing. The girl’s ordeal came to light after police questioned the distressed girl there. Following this, a case was registered,” the official said.
The case was then transferred to Kalyan railway police, he said. Police zeroed in on the accused through CCTV footage enroute and held him from Akola. (PTI)
