Man arrested for allegedly raping three-year-old in Mumbai

Mumbai: The Mumbai Police detained a 25-year-old man for allegedly raping a three-year-old girl from Dindoshi suburb of Goregaon area here on Thursday evening.

The residents of the neighborhood said that they became curious when they saw the little girl bleeding.

Upon further inquiry they came to know that the girl had gone out with the accused, following which they handed him over to the police.

The police said that they have registered a case under Section 376 and have sent the victim to the hospital for further assessment.

"It is case of rape of a small girl. We have sent both accused and the victim to a hospital. We are waiting for reports and the inquiry is underway," LT Wahanmane on the Mumbai Police told reporters here.

"We saw the girl crying. I told her parents that she was bleeding. I caught hold of the man who was earlier with girl," said one of persons from victim`s neighborhood.