Rape of minor in Maharashtra's Palghar: Case registered under POCSO against 42-year-old accused, accused neighbor of victim

A case of rape of a 12-year-old girl has come to light in Maharashtra's Palghar on Saturday. Police have arrested 42-year-old accused Ram Ganpat Bhoir in this case. According to the police, Ram Ganpat is a neighbor of Sagira. On Saturday afternoon, when the girl was alone at home, Ram Ganpat entered the girl's house and raped her. The accused ran away from the spot screaming. The girl informed her parents about the incident and they filed a police complaint. The police have registered a case against the accused under Section 64 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code (BNS) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act. Sexual harassment cases in Maharashtra… August 25, Dharashiv A 15-year-old minor was raped in Dharashiv. Accused Vijay Gadge (aged 25) already knew the girl. He called her to his house and raped her. Two of her friends also sexually abused the girl. Police arrested four people on Sunday. The main accused in this case is still absconding. August 24, Palghar A minor working in the canteen of a private school in Palghar allegedly sexually assaulted a 7-year-old student. Police said that based on the complaint, the 16-year-old accused has been taken into custody and has been sent to the remand home. August 23, Pune A 42-year-old teacher was arrested for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl in Pune Rural. The accused used to send obscene messages to the minor on WhatsApp and touched him inappropriately. The police registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO) against the accused teacher. August 12, Thane An incident of sexual exploitation of two girls aged 3 and 4 years has come to light in a private school in Badlapur, Thane district of Maharashtra. Akshay Shinde, a 23-year-old cleaner of Adarsh ​​School, sexually exploited both the girls. The incident took place on August 12 and 13. After this people vandalized the school and stopped the train at Badlapur station.

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