Mumbai: A 19-year-old youth has been arrested for sexually assaulting a three-year-old minor girl at Ambedkar colony at Parel on Friday. A First Information Report (FIR) was registered with the Rafi Ahmed Kidwai (RAK) Marg police. The incident occurred on Wednesday at 9 pm at Ambedkar colony.The accused Jayesh Sudhir Dora (19) sexually assaulted the minor girl. When the girl’s paternal uncle noticed his neighbour Jayesh was sitting with the girl on his lap in the passage of the chawl, he sensed something amiss. He informed the girl’s mother about it. When she inquired with her daughter , the girl confided that Jayesh had sexually assaulted her.
The girl’s mother took her to a doctor practising at a private clinic below their building. The girl’s mother approached the police to register an FIR. After medically examining the girl, the doctor confirmed the sexual assault. Bhagwat Bansod, senior police inspector, RAK Marg police said, “The accused Jayesh Sudhir Dora has been booked and arrested on Friday.”
He has been booked and arrested for rape (Section 376 (1) of the Indian Penal Code and penetrative sexual assault (Section 4), aggravated penetrative sexual assault (Section 6), sexual assault (Section 8) and sexual harassment (Section 12) of the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO). Act After registering an FIR, the girl was medically examined at the King Edward Memorial Hospital at Parel.The girl’s mother works as an accounts manager while the girl’s father works as a driver.