Mumbai: 8 women booked for allegedly disrobing, molesting teen over sanitary pad disposal
Mumbai: Mumbai police have registered a case against eight women for allegedly disrobing and molesting a 13-year-old girl in Borivali over suspicions that she was improperly disposing of sanitary pads.
According to police reports, the incident occurred in March at the BEST (Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport) staff quarters. The complainant, the girl's mother, stated that four women from their building, accompanied by four unknown individuals, forcibly entered their home.
The accused reportedly accused the girl of discarding used sanitary pads and undergarments in the building's backyard. The complaint alleges that the women abused both the mother and daughter and, to check the girl's undergarments, forcibly disrobed her and touched her inappropriately. They are also accused of using vulgar language.
Police have revealed that the complainant's family and the accused families have a long-standing dispute regarding room allotments at the BEST staff quarters. The accused women have previously filed grievances against the complainant's family with the BEST administration.
A Borivali police officer stated that while the complainant had initially filed a complaint about the disrobing incident but later withdrew it. Following a renewed complaint, police booked all eight women on Tuesday under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including sections 74 (criminal force with intent to outrage modesty), 76 (criminal force to disrobe a woman), 79 (insulting a woman's modesty), and 329(4) (criminal trespassing), along with sections 8 and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Authorities have confirmed that no arrests have been made so far, and the investigation is currently underway.
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Vijayanagara: One dead, 12 injured as trucks hits their vehicle from behind on NH 50
Vijayanagara: One man was killed and 12 others were injured after a truck hit vehicle they were traveling in on the National Highway 50 stretch on the outskirts of Koodligi in the district.
The accident victim, Madhu (27), is learned to have been an employee of Reliance Digital from Andhra Pradesh.
The vehicle was reportedly traveling from Bengaluru to Koodligi and the passengers are learned to have been seriously injured following the collision with the truck, which was found to have a Maharashtra registration.
Koodligi Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Mallesh Dodmani and Circle Inspector Prahlad Channagiri arrived at the accident spot on being informed of the accident.
The police officers and locals rescued the injured passengers and got them shifted to the Koodligi Government Hospital. Some of the passengers were reportedly taken to the Ballari Trauma Care Centre for further treatment.
A case has been registered at the Koodligi Police Station and the officers are investigating the incident.
