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Mumbai:
A 40-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at a quarantine centre in Panvel in neighbouring Navi Mumbai by one other inmate, a senior police official stated on Friday.
The incident got here to gentle on Thursday night after the girl lodged a criticism with Panvel Rural police station, he added.
“The woman was sent to the quarantine centre three days after showing COVID-19 symptoms. The 25-year-old accused, who is known to the victim, entered her room on Thursday afternoon and on the pretext of a massage sexually assaulted her,” stated Ashok Dudhe, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone-II).
“We have registered a case of rape under sections 376 and 354. The accused has not been arrested as yet since he has been quarantined and his coronavirus test report is awaited,” he added.
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