Promised to help find her birth parents

The Nerul police arrested a 25-year-old man on Saturday for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl after luring her with the promise to help find her biological parents.

Since learning that she was adopted, the girl had repeatedly left home in search of her birth parents. On April 15, when she went missing again, her parents filed a complaint with the police.

The police traced her mobile phone location to Kalyan, where she was found staying with the accused. “The man was earlier her neighbour. He showed sympathy towards her and said he could help find her birth parents. Believing his claims, she ran away to his residence, where he raped her,” senior police inspector Rajendra Chavan said.