Navi Mumbai News: Rabale Police Book Stepmother For Abusing 12-Year-Old After Father Finds Diary Of Ordeals

A stepmother has been booked by Rabale Police under Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, for allegedly harassing, threatening, and neglecting her 12-year-old stepdaughter. The case was registered after the girl’s father discovered her personal diary detailing repeated abuse and approached the police.

Allegations of Physical Assault and Neglect

According to investigators, the girl lives with her father in Airoli while mother is currently at their hometown. In her diary, she wrote about being beaten without reason, denied food, threatened with death, and refused medical care for injuries. The alleged abuse allegedly began after the child came to know about her stepmother’s relationships with other men. 

Legal Dispute Between Parents Ongoing

The father also stated in his complaint that the child would often wake up crying at night crying. The girl reportedly kept the abuse hidden and recorded the incidents privately in her diary instead of telling her father. The alleged offences took place between 2023 and October 2024. Police have issued a written intimation to the accused but no arrests have been made so far.

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Police Yet to Make Arrests

According to police, there is an ongoing legal dispute between the husband and wife duo following which the wife went to the hometown. "We are investigating the allegations," said the officer.