Man held from Dehradun for sharing intimate pictures of Thane girl on internet

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The police from Maharashtra's Thane city have arrested a 21-year-old man from Uttarakhand capital Dehradun for allegedly sharing the private pictures of a 13-year-old Thane girl on the internet, an official said on Saturday, reported news agency PTI.

Accused Rohit Kumar, originally from Saran in Bihar, had befriended the teenager from Thane on social media and allegedly accessed her nude pictures, the official said.

When the Thane girl refused to continue chatting with Kumar, he shared her intimate pictures with her relatives and released them on the internet, the official said, reported PTI.

On a complaint by the Thane girl, the Vartak Nagar police registered a case on April 1 under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and IT Act and launched a probe, reported PTI.

Acting in various inputs, they tracked down Kumar to Dehradun and arrested him from there on Thursday, said senior inspector Rajkumar Wakchoure of Vartak Nagar police station, reported PTI.

The official said Kumar is a habitual offender and has targeted many girls similarly in the past.

In another case, the police in Maharashtra's Thane district on Saturday registered a case after a 14-year-old girl accused a juvenile of repeatedly raping her and pressuring her to "marry" him, an official said, reported PTI.

Citing the complaint, the official said that the accused befriended the girl in November 2023 and raped her multiple times saying he wanted to "marry" her and that caste or faith didn't matter to him, reported PTI.

Later, he allegedly threatened to assault her if she didn't continue the relationship, the official said. In her complaint, the girl said she stopped interacting with him after he asked her to visit a place of worship.

The official from the Kashigaon police station under the Mira Bhayander Vasai Virar police commissionerate said a case has been registered for rape under the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, reported PTI.

Meanwhile, the court in Maharashtra's Thane district convicted and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment a man accused of molesting a 15-year-old girl at knifepoint, reported PTI.

Special judge D S Deshmukh convicted the 34-year-old under charges of sexual harassment and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, reported PTI.

The order dated May 2 was made available on Friday.

Special public prosecutor Sandhya H Mhatre said the convict had already served a jail term of three years and eight months, which the court sentenced him to, reported PTI.

The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the accused, which will be given to the victim as compensation.

(With inputs from PTI)