KOLHAPUR

As per the complaint copy, the age of the victim girl is 17. Some of the audio call records between the mother and the victim obtained by OpIndia reveal that the girl is being brutally harassed and beaten by the accused.

“Some organisations had called for a Kolhapur bandh and the members of these organisations gathered at Shivaji Chowk today. After their demonstration ended, the crowd began to disperse but some miscreants started pelting stones, forcing police to use force against these people to disperse them,” Kolhapur Superintendent of Police Mahendra Pandit said.

As per the preliminary information, the boys were brought in numbers and were being sent to a Madarsa at Azra in Kolhapur district

According to the FIR, the accused stalked the victim and told her that he wanted to marry her. He forced the victim to respond and also said that if her family had any problem with their 'relation' he would abduct her and then marry her.

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