A man in Thane, Maharashtra, faces charges under the POCSO Act for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old mentally challenged girl, prompting a police investigation into the disturbing incident.
Key Points
- A man in Thane district is accused of molesting a 13-year-old mentally challenged girl.
- The alleged incident occurred in Bhiwandi in December, but the complaint was filed in March.
- The accused allegedly took advantage of the girl's intellectual disability.
- The case is registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
- Police are currently investigating the molestation case.
Police have registered a case against a man for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old mentally challenged girl in Maharashtra's Thane district, officials said.
The incident occurred in the Bhiwandi area on December 12 last year, but the victim's mother approached the police with a complaint on March 8 and did not specify the reason for the delay in reporting the crime, they said.
The victim and her sister had gone to a relative's house, where the accused, apparently aware of the girl's intellectual disability, allegedly touched her inappropriately, an official from Kongaon police station said.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered on Monday against the accused under sections 74 (assault or use of criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 78 (stalking) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he said.
A probe was on into the case.
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