12-Year-Old Bangladeshi Girl Raped By 200 Men Over 3 Months Near Mumbai, 10 Arrested

Last Updated:August 11, 2025, 12:38 IST

10 people have been arrested after a 12-year-old Bangladeshi girl, rescued from a prostitution racket in Vasai, alleged rape by over 200 men in three months

Ten arrests made in Vasai human trafficking case. (Representative image: PTI)

In a shocking case, a 12-year-old Bangladeshi girl has alleged that she was sexually exploited by more than 200 men over a span of three months before being rescued from a prostitution racket in Naigaon, near Vasai in Palghar district of Maharashtra.

According to officials, the rescue took place on July 26 during an operation by the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Mira-Bhayander Vasai-Virar (MBVV) police, with assistance from NGOs Exodus Road India Foundation and Harmony Foundation. 10 people have been arrested so far.

“The 12-year-old girl in the juvenile home said that she was first taken to Nadiad in Gujarat and was sexually abused by more than 200 men over a period of three months there. This girl has not even seen her adolescence, but her childhood has been snatched away by such brutes," said Harmony Foundation founder-president Abraham Mathai.

Mathai also said that the girl had run away with a woman she knew after failing a subject in school and fearing her parents’ reaction. “That woman brought her to India secretly and pushed her into prostitution," he said, demanding the arrest of all the men the child named.

Police Commissioner Niket Kaushik said the MBVV police are “using all its strength to expose the whole network and ensure a safe environment for vulnerable teenagers".

Similar cases are being reported regularly. “I have often seen minor girls begging in the Vashi and Belapur areas, often stolen from villages as children, brought to cities and then exploited. They are managed by one or two older women who also push them into prostitution. They are also given hormonal injections so that they mature quickly," said social activist Madhu Shankar.

Police have said the investigation is ongoing to trace all individuals involved in the network, including those accused of exploitation.

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August 11, 2025, 12:37 IST

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