Four persons have been booked for allegedly sexually harassing and assaulting an 18-year-old girl after barging into her home in Navi Mumbai city of Maharashtra, officials said on Thursday, reported the PTI.
The incident took place on October 20 in Sanpada area of Navi Mumbai, a police official said on Thursday.
One of the accused, who claimed to be in love with the victim, along with his associates, entered her house late at night and touched her inappropriately, and also assaulted her with an iron rod when she asked them leave, the official said.
“The victim`s brother was also beaten up. We have booked four persons, two of whom are unidentified, for sexual harassment, assault and house trespass under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). However, no arrest has been made in the case. Further investigations into the matter were underway,” the Sanpada police station official added, the news agency reported.
Meanwhile, in an another incident, a 37-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly molesting an eight-year-old girl in Maharashtra`s Thane district, police said on Thursday, according to the PTI.
The alleged incident took place in the Bhiwandi area in Thane district on October 15, police said.
The child was celebrating her birthday on the day of the incident, said an official.
Citing the FIR, the official said that the girl was playing outside her house when accused who was later identified as Dineshkumar Sharma told her he would buy her a birthday gift and asked her to accompany him.
The child got scared and ran into her house.
He allegedly later accosted the minor when she was playing with her friends.
“The accused touched her inappropriately. When she raised an alarm, Sharma warned her of dire consequences if she talked about the incident with anyone,” said the official, citing the FIR, reported the PTI.
The girl`s father approached the Bhiwandi police on Wednesday (October 22), prompting the cops to arrest Sharma under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
The police did not explain why the girl`s father approached them late, the news agency reported the PTI.
(with PTI inputs)
