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A 12-year-old boy was booked following a complaint which accused him of allegedly repeatedly raping a 10-year-old girl at a village in Palghar district of Maharashtra, police said on Saturday. According to the police, a complaint in the matter was lodged by the girl's parents.

Commenting on the incident, an official of Mokhada police station said, "Both the minors are neighbours. As per the complaint, the boy had been raping the girl since the last four months."

The girl had complained of stomach ache a few days back. It was revealed that the girl was pregnant after her parents took her for a medical check up.

When her parents asked her, she told them what had happened. Thereafter, they filed a complaint against the boy, the official said.

The boy was booked under IPC sections 376 (rape) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO), he added.

According to police, the boy has not been detained yet and investigation into the case is on.

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