School van driver arrested in Badlapur for alleged molestation of four-year-old student
Badlapur West police on Thursday arrested a 37-year-old school van driver on charges of molesting a four-year-old girl, registering a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The accused was taken into custody late in the evening and is scheduled to be produced before a court on Friday, senior inspector Kishor Shinde said.
According to police, the incident occurred when the driver was dropping the child home after school. The girl, a junior KG student at an English-medium school located about three kilometres from her residence, was reportedly the last student in the van at the time of the alleged assault. Officers said the child appeared distressed after reaching home and initially did not speak about the incident. Her parents later took her into confidence, following which she narrated what had happened.
The family subsequently approached the Badlapur West police station and filed a complaint, based on which the case was registered. A police team then went to the accused’s residence and brought him to the station for questioning before formally arresting him.
According to The Indian Express official informed, “Once we get the accused’s custody, we will investigate how long he has been working as a driver and whether there is any past record of such incidents or other criminal cases against him.”
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Session on managing family conflicts to be held in Mangaluru on April 11
Mangaluru: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with Family Business Network India is set to organise a session on “Managing Family Conflict: Navigating Differences and Disagreements” on April 11, 2026.
The event will be held at Taj Vivanta in the city from 10 am to 5 pm.
The session will be led by family business advisor Dr. N. Krishnan.
The programme will focus on building governance structures for stability and continuity, Building trust-based systems for long-term harmony, Strengthening relationships while safeguarding the enterprise, Creating clarity, fairness, and alignment across generations and frameworks to separate family, ownership and business roles, along with strategies to turn disagreements into constructive decision-making.
For more details, participants can contact via email at pooja.jha@cii.in or manisha.mittal@cii.in
