
Police arrest school van driver for raping 15-year-old girl in Navi Mumbai
The Hindu
Police arrest school van driver for sexually assaulting 15-year-old girl in Navi Mumbai.
A school van driver has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in Navi Mumbai, police said on Saturday (March 15, 2025).
Based on a complaint, the police on Thursday (March 13, 2025) registered a case under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for the assault that occurred in Panvel on March 3, an official said.
According to the police, the girl was on her way to college when the accused, who lived in her neighbourhood, lured her into his school van.
The official said the accused allegedly drove the girl to a secluded spot in Chinchwali Shivara, where he raped her.
He said the victim informed her parents about the assault on Thursday (March 13, 2025), following which the police nabbed the accused.
The man has been sent to police custody until March 18, the official added.

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