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In a shocking incident, a minor girl who reportedly stepped out of her house in search of missing pet cat in Pimpri area of Pune, was allegedly raped by herThe girl was allegedly raped repeatedly and was harassed by the accused who also filmed the act.The Pimpri police said that a 17-year-old girl fromlodged a complaint with the police station recently about the alleged repeatedThe police said the first incident took place on December 2018 when the girl went to search her cat. Her neighbour who is also 17-years-old allegedly raped her and made a video of the act.According to police, the accused after making the video on his mobile phone allegedly blackmailed the victim, threatening to make the video viral on social media. On the pretext of meeting her and deleting the video, he again allegedly raped her in January 2019.The police added that the girl was being allegedly harassed over the recorded video since six months and finally after getting tired of hisand threat calls.Inspector Vivek Lawand said, "The boy is a minor and had been after the girl from a long time. He took advantage of the situation and raped her. He is also a minor, but a criminal who has been arrested earlier in cases of attempt to murder and abduction. We have seized the videos he had made and his mobile phone. The girl was harassed a lot by the accused,".The Dighi police have lodged a case of rape against the accused under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and also under the Protection of Children from the Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The accused who is in conflict with the law under the Juvenile Justice Act has been sent to the remand home.