Police hunt man who molested girl

Nerul police are on the lookout for a man who molested a 12-year-old girl on the terrace of a building on the pretext of giving her important documents belonging to her father.

The incident took place on Thursday afternoon when the Class VI girl was returning to her house in Sector 10 from her school in Sector 3. A police officer said, “The girl followed the accused as he used her father’s name making her believe that he knew him.”

The accused took her to the terrace of an unoccupied building opposite Sarsole bus depot and molested her. When the girl began shouting for help, the accused fled from the spot. The police said that the accused had probably intended to rape the minor. A case has been booked under Section 354 (molestation) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

For the past year, Navi Mumbai police have been on the lookout for two men who committed rapes in Koparkhairane, APMC, Kharghar, Sanpada and CBD Belapur. “We showed the footage of the two suspects to the victim, but she none of them was the accused. The auto driver who raped a 16-year-old on March 23 in Mahape MIDC on the pretext of giving her lift is still absconding.