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Hindustan Times
23-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
College principal booked in POCSO case
Mumbai : A 37-year-old college principal was booked for repeatedly making sexual advances towards a 17-year old student. The Maharashtra Housing Board (MHB) colony police charged the accused under sections of the Protection of Children against Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). The police said that the accused had been allegedly making sexual advances towards the student for a year. Officials added that the student, a resident of south Mumbai, initially did not lodge a complaint, assuming the harassment would stop. When it continued for a year she confided in her family that the principal was pressuring her to have an affair with him. Following the victim's complaint, the MHB Police booked the accused and the case is under investigation. 'We are recording statements of the girl's friends and scanning through the CCTVs of the college to verify the complaint,' said an officer from the MHB colony police station.
United News of India
22-05-2025
- United News of India
Mumbai: College principal arrested for molesting 17-yr-old student
Mumbai, May 22 (UNI) A 37-year-old college principal has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting and molesting a 17-year-old girl student studying at the same college, police said here on Thursday. According to the details available, the accused was arrested by the MHB Police after a case was registered under the POCSO Act and molestation charges. He is currently in police custody, officials confirmed. The minor victim, a resident of Nagpada, in south Mumbai, is a student at a college in Borivali, where the accused served as the principal. According to the complaint, the principal had been attempting to get close to the girl for several months, engaging in inappropriate behaviour and repeatedly harassing her. Between June 2024 and May 2025, the accused allegedly made repeated sexual advances, molested the girl, and pressured her to enter into a romantic relationship with him. Initially, the girl remained silent due to fear; however, unable to endure the continued mental and physical harassment, she finally approached the MHB Police and reported the incident. A case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act along with charges of molestation was registered against the accused, and he was later arrested. The investigation is ongoing. UNI AAA GNK
