Police have launched an investigation after a woman lodged an FIR alleging rape by her brother-in-law who forced her to abort her pregnancy in Thane district, an official said on Sunday.
The complainant claimed that her 32-year-old brother-in-law raped her at her sister’s house on January 26 and multiple times in subsequent months.
The victim claimed the accused took her to a hospital in Mumbra and forced her to terminate her pregnancy. He also threatened her parents, the official said.
Police on Saturday registered an FIR under sections 68 (Sexual intercourse by a person in authority) and 88 (Causing miscarriage) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita.
No arrest has been made so far.
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