Thane: Bus attendant held for sexually harassing students of pvt school during excursion

Representative Image

A 27-year-old bus attendant from a private bus was detained on suspicion of sexually harassing students of a private school in Thane during an excursion, said police officials on Wednesday.

According to the report, the incident happened on Tuesday when the students from the aforementioned private school were travelling in the private bus to a theme park in the Ghatkopar area of Mumbai for an excursion.

In Photos: Protests erupt in Libya after Foreign Minister`s informal meeting with Israeli counterpart

1 year agoPHOTO GALLERY

Under the pretence of giving some male and female students snacks, the accused reportedly inappropriately handled them during the trip, according to police inspector JP Patil of the Kapurbawdi police station.

As per the PTI report, some students objected to the wrongdoing after observing it and told their parents about it later. The worried parents then reported the incident to the police.

"During the journey, the accused touched some girls as well as boys inappropriately on the pretext of serving them snacks. Following this, some students raised an objection and later told their parents about it. After that, they approached the police and filed a complaint," JP Patil told PTI.

Following the complaint, the police registered a case against the accused under relevant sections 354 (assault or use of criminal force to any woman), 354A (sexual harassment) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) along with provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The accused was subsequently arrested, PTI reported.

Meanwhile, in another unrelated incident from Navi Mumbai, a 40-year-old was defrauded of Rs 1.92 crore in an online share trading scheme. A case has been registered against nine individuals by the police in the city, reported PTI.

According to officials cited in the PTI report, the accused convinced the victim, a resident of New Panvel, to invest in online share trading by offering her substantial returns on her investments. The victim followed the suspects' instructions and has transferred a total of Rs 1,92,82,837 into many bank accounts since December 2023. The investigation also stated that she then discovered that she was unable to withdraw any money from her assets, which suggested fraudulent activity.

The victim tried to get clarification from the accused, but she never got a suitable response, according to Senior Inspector Gajanan Kadam of the Cyber Police Station, who spoke with the news agency. She then went to the police and made an official complaint.

The report further stated that on Tuesday, the police began legal action against the nine individuals under sections 34 (common intention), 406 (criminal breach of trust), and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code.