Mumbai, Oct 5 (PTI) A man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl inside a public toilet in Bandra, a Mumbai Police official said on Sunday.

The incident occurred on October 1. The accused was produced before a court on October 2 and was remanded in police custody till Monday, a Nirmal Nagar police official said. He said the accused, who is in his 20s, has been identified as the son of a local politician who is a member of an opposition party.

Police are conducting investigations after registering a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. PTI ZA NSK (This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - PTI )

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