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Thane police have taken a 26-year-old man into custody on charges of molesting minor girls in the district's Kalyan area.
According to a police official from the MFC police station, the accused is alleged to have committed a series of indecent acts, including inappropriately touching young girls residing in a local chawl. The man is also accused of engaging in voyeuristic behaviour, specifically by peeping into a public toilet frequented by the victims.
Furthermore, it is alleged that the accused subjected the girls to repeated instances of exposure, stripping naked in their presence.
The arrest was made on Monday following a complaint lodged by an auto-rickshaw driver.
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A formal case has been registered against the accused under Section 74 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), addressing the offence of assault or use of criminal force on a woman with intent to outrage her modesty. Additionally, charges have been brought under the stringent provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
As per PTI, the arrest was made after a thorough investigation into the allegations. The police are currently delving deeper into the matter to ascertain if there are any other victims or incidents linked to the accused.
Similar incident took place in Thane district where a 42-year-old man has been arrested in Thane, Maharashtra, on charges of repeatedly raping his six-year-old daughter. The alleged incidents took place multiple times since June 2023, when the child was left alone at home.
The arrest came after a complaint was filed by the man's wife on Saturday. The accused, a resident of Dombivli, faces charges under the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Another incident have occured in the past in Thane where The Thane Police have arrested a man from Bhiwandi town for allegedly raping his teenage stepdaughter on multiple occasions. The case against the 34-year-old accused was registered on Tuesday based on a complaint lodged by his 15-year-old stepdaughter, an official of Shanti Nagar police station said. "The accused raped the victim multiple times from 2022. Recently, when the girl's mother was away from home on November 25, he raped her again and also threatened her of dire consequences if she disclosed anything," he said, according to the PTI.
