The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/vasai-all" target="_blank">Vasai</a> police arrested a 35-year-old mason for allegedly molesting his 6-year-old daughter from the past few months in Bapane. According to the police, the mason is jobless and lives with the survivor after his wife deserted him.
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Inspector Anant Parad of Vasaigaon police station said that the neighbours alerted a non-government organisation (NGO) as the survivor would scream whenever the accused would assault her. The NGO came to the victim's rescue and filed a complaint with the police, reports <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/mason-held-for-molesting-6-year-old-daughter-in-vasai-near-mumbai/story-ebJhTzrBQcvoMEYyIvVsKI.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hindustan Times</a>.
The accused has been booked under sections 354 (molestation) of the Indian Penal Code as well as relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/topic/pocso-act-all" target="_blank">POCSO</a>) Act. Parad said that the accused was produced before the Vasai court and has been remanded in police custody for four days.
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"We are investigating whether the accused committed rape. If it is proven, we will add the charges," he added.
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