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Shocking Incident in Pune: 4-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted After Mother Leaves Her With Friend

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News18•02-10-2026, 08:18
Shocking Incident in Pune: 4-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted After Mother Leaves Her With Friend
- •A shocking incident of sexual assault on a 4-year-old girl has come to light in Pune's Lohgaon area.
- •The mother had left her daughter with a friend while she went out for work.
- •The friend's 20-year-old brother-in-law, Hritik Baburao Shinde, sexually assaulted the child.
- •The mother grew suspicious after seeing her daughter's torn clothes, and the truth was revealed upon inquiry.
- •Lohgaon police arrested the accused Hritik Shinde, who has been remanded to 6 days of police custody.
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A 20-year-old man named Hritik Baburao Shinde sexually assaulted a four-and-a-half-year-old girl in Lohgaon after her mother left her at a neighboring friend's house.
When the victim returned home, her mother noticed her clothes were torn and lovingly asked her about it, prompting the trembling child to narrate the horrific incident.
The mother immediately filed a complaint at the Lohgaon Police Station, leading to the arrest of Hritik Baburao Shinde under the POCSO Act, and the court remanded him to 6 days of police custody.





