Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 17 (ANI): A 40-year-old woman, who has tested positive for coronavirus, was allegedly raped at a quarantine centre in Navi Mumbai on Thursday night, police said.

On the basis of woman's complaint, a case under Sections 376 (rape) and 254 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered, said Ashok Rajput, senior inspector of Panvel taluka police station.

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The police said that the accused, who is 25-year-old, is also coronavirus positive.

As the accused is COVID-19 positive, he has not been arrested yet, Rajput said. (ANI)

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