Mumbai: Three-year-old gang-raped by two minors, booked under POSCO Act

A three-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by two minor boys after which a case was registered against the two under IPC section 376 and The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Mumbai police said on Saturday.

A three-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by two minor boys after which a case was registered against the two under IPC section 376 and The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Mumbai police said on Saturday.

"A complaint was received from a woman alleging gang-rape of her three-year-old daughter by two minor boys. The case was registered under IPC section 376 and the POCSO Act. The accused have been sent to a correctional home," Senior Police Inspector, Kasturba Marg Police Station, said.

The two accused were known to be familiar with the girl's family, as per the police.

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