In connection with a 17-year-old girl’s rape by her 35-year-old neighbour last week, who was seven months pregnant and had aborted her pregnancy case, a doctor has been arrested for allegedly providing abortion pills to the victim, said police officials. The police stated that after an investigation on Saturday, they arrested the 54-year-old doctor who runs a clinic in the locality.

Shankar Awatade, senior police inspector from the Central police station, said, “During the investigation, we learned that the accused took medicine from a doctor for an abortion. We registered a case against him under the provisions of the Medical Practices Act. The doctor was produced in court and was remanded to police custody for further investigation.”

Earlier, a 35-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping and impregnating minor. Following the discovery of her pregnancy, the accused allegedly provided pills for an abortion. She had a miscarriage, and the fetus had been buried. The alleged crime involves the accused’s wife and in-laws helping him.

The accused lived with his wife and children in Ulhasnagar, while the victim, a student, was his neighbour. Later, a case was filed against the accused, his wife, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and the relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.