# 13-year-old girl gang-raped in Hingoli, 4 arrested 2026-08-21T15:03:54+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A 13-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped in a village in Maharashtra’s Hingoli district after being lured with biscuits and money. Police said four accused have been arrested in connection with the case. The incident came to light after the girl’s family filed a complaint. Police have registered a case against the four individuals and taken them into custody. Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray spoke to the victim’s mother over the phone and assured her of his party’s support in the fight for justice. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Gang-rapes of minors in rural Maharashtra are prosecuted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), which mandates minimum 20-year imprisonment and possible life term. The use of biscuits and small cash to lure children is a recurring pattern in such cases, pointing to deeper vulnerabilities: poverty, lack of supervision when parents work in fields, and weak community safeguards. The four accused will now face fast-track trial if the police file a charge sheet within 60 days, as per POCSO guidelines. The next step to watch is whether the court denies bail and sets a trial date. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in Straight news agency style, no editorialising, with equal space for police facts and a politician's reaction This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Hingoli, Maharashtra, POCSO, Shiv Sena UBT, Uddhav Thackeray Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/13-year-old-girl-gang-raped-in-hingoli-4-arrested/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/13-year-old-girl-gang-raped-in-hingoli-4-arrested/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/