In their complaint to police, the parents have alleged a person in blue clothes sexually assaulted their daughter in the school premises on July 30 between 11.15 am and 3 pm, the officials said on Monday
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Parents of a four-year-old girl studying in a reputed school in Maharashtra's Thane city have alleged that an unidentified person sexually assaulted her, prompting police to launch an investigation, officials said, reported news agency PTI.
In their complaint to police, the parents have alleged a person in blue clothes sexually assaulted their daughter in the school premises on July 30 between 11.15 am and 3 pm, the officials said on Monday, reported PTI.
Taking serious note of the matter, the police examined the CCTV footage of the school as part of their probe.
"We are investigating the matter under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act. Although the initial CCTV investigation did not reveal any suspicious movement, we are expanding the probe so that no link is left unturned," a senior police official said, reported PTI.
The school administration was cooperating with the police in the case, he informed.
Statements of the school staff were being recorded and information was also being sought from other witnesses in the area, according to police.
In August last year, two minor girls were sexually assaulted inside the toilet of a school at Badlapur in Thane district by a male attendant, sparking widespread protests and outrage.
The accused, Akshay Shinde, was later killed in an alleged retaliatory police shootout while being escorted in a police vehicle.
Transgender person ends life in Thane; auto-rickshaw driver held for abetment
In another case, a 23-year-old transgender person allegedly committed suicide in Maharashtra's Thane district, prompting police to arrest an auto-rickshaw driver on charges of abetment, officials said on Tuesday, reported PTI.
The victim and the 28-year-old accused, both residents of Bhiwandi town, were in a relationship, Bhoiwada's assistant police inspector Shivaji Patil said, reported PTI.
The accused used to call the victim frequently and also harass him, he said.
Fed up with the constant harassment, the victim allegedly hanged himself from the ceiling of his house on August 1, the police said.
Based on a complaint by the victim's brother, the police arrested the accused on Sunday and registered a case against him under section 108 (abatement of suicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the official said.
(With inputs from PTI)
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