'You look pretty ...': Man stalking 12-year-old girl thrashed by public in Navi Mumbai

NAVI MUMBAI: A 23-year-old truck driver was severely beaten up by local residents of Kalamboli for allegedly stalking a 12-year-old girl on the streets late Friday evening. The accused has been arrested by Kalamboli police and booked for stalking and assault or use of criminal force on a woman with intent to outrage her modesty, along with the Pocso Act for sexual harassment.

Rajendra Kadam, senior inspector of Kalamboli, said that the incident happened around 7.30 pm when,the minor girl had stepped out of her house to dump household garbage in the civic garbage vehicle. According to the police complaint, the accused, who was standing on the roadside, approached her and told her, “You look pretty and I like you.” The girl panicked and ran home. She informed her father who rushed out and nabbed the accused. A huge crowd of locals gathered at the spot, and the accused was thrashed by the mob. Soon, the beat constables reached the spot and detained the accused.

Inspector Kadam said, “A police constable was hit by a wooden stick and sustained an injury to his arm as the accused was being rescued. As the constable has been injured, we have registered an FIR against unidentified accused for voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duty.”

Trucker stalking minor girl in Navi Mumbai thrashed by public

In Kalamboli, Navi Mumbai, a 23-year-old truck driver has been arrested for allegedly stalking a 12-year-old girl. The girl's father and local residents apprehended and beat the accused before the police intervened. He faces charges under Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and the Pocso Act. A police constable was injured during the incident.

4-year-old girl raped in Ayodhya, accused arrested after encounter with police

In Ayodhya, police arrested Mohammed Salman after he allegedly raped a four-year-old Dalit girl who went missing on Monday. Found injured near Salmans residence, the girl was hospitalized. Salman was located and captured following a shootout with police. Both remain in the hospital for treatment.

Surgeon charged under Pocso as 14 year-old accuses him of molestation in UP

A surgeon in Muzaffarnagar has been charged under BNS sections 75 and 76 and the Pocso Act after a 14-year-old girl alleged molestation during a gallbladder surgery follow-up. The complaint, made by the girl's mother, has prompted an ongoing police investigation.