Two Navy personnel and a defence employee were arrested for repeatedly raping and blackmailing a minor girl, police said.
The fourth accused, Pruthvi alias Umeshsigh Chauhan, who is currently on duty outside Mumbai, has been asked to report back for the police investigation.
The three arrested accused were identified as Jitendra Singh Daragokul Walchand (24), Pawan alias Ompal Hoshiyar Singh (31) and Rakesh Prasad Singh (41). They were arrested by the Cuff Parade police.
According to police, the victim was in a relationship with one of the accused. Last year, they parted ways and the girl got engaged to another person.
“However, the accused started blackmailing her and asked for sexual favours. They threatened her saying that they would tell her fiance, following which the girl succumbed to their demands,” police said.
Police have registered an FIR under IPC sections 376 (rape) and 34 (common intention) and sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Full cooperation has been extended by the Naval Provost Marshal, INS Kunjali, to the police in the investigation and one civilian (a Military Engineering Service employee) and two sailors have been handed over to the police.
–Western Naval Command
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