Vadodara rape

Another gruesome rape incident has emerged from Vadodara, where a schoolgirl complained on Thursday night of being raped multiple times by a boy she was acquainted with online.

The minor victim, a Class 12 science stream student, met 19-year-old Wajidsha Diwan four months ago on Instagram.

Diwan, a resident of the city’s Makarpura area, befriended the girl and forced her to engage in a love affair with him.

He showed up at her school on numerous occasions and used to invite her to play garba and click pictures with him on the ground in Manjalpur during the ongoing Navratri festival. Tired of his persistent demands, the victim tried cutting off ties with Diwan.

However, when the girl’s brother approached the accused to resolve the matter, Diwan threatened to abduct the girl once she turned 18.

In one instance, Diwan took the victim to a friend’s place near the SRP Group campus in Navapura, where he raped her.

After she mentioned it to her mother, they approached Manjalpur police station and lodged a formal complaint.

The complaint also states that Diwan also raped the victim on another couple of occasions at his friend’s place.

Subsequently, the police nabbed Diwan. Commenting on the incident, Superintendent of Police (SP) P N Kataria said, “We have launched a further probe into this case to determine whether the accused has inflicted such horrendous acts against any other such victims. We are also probing if any other accomplices are involved in this heinous act.”