An 18-year-old man was booked for the rape of a four-year-old girl at Maruti Gaikwad Chawl in Akurdi yesterday evening.
The suspect was identified as Pavitra Prakash Gaikwad. Gaikwad was arrested by the Nigadi police for sodomy under Section 377 of the IPC. The incident came to light after the girl’s mother heard her cries.
All the residents of Gaikwad Chawl went to the terrace to check what was happening and they caught the man in the act.
According to eyewitnesses, chawl residents thrashed the man before handing him over to the police. The incident took place at 4 pm.
—Agencies