A three-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by the 30-year-old driver of her school bus in Navi Mumbai, police said. The accused was later arrested following the family’s complaint.
How the incident came to light
The incident took place in the Kamothe area, police said, news agency PTI reported. The driver then allegedly sexually assaulted her, the police was quoted as saying. The incident reportedly took place at around 12.30 pm on Wednesday when the driver was dropping children off at their homes. The 3-year-old girl was the last one to be dropped off and after all the students had gotten down at their respective stops, she was left alone in the bus. On August 24, the parents and the school identified the accused and a complaint was filed by the parents at the Bawana police station.
The accused used to drive a private bus that ferried students from a local kindergarten and primary school, according to the police. When the child reached home, she complained of abdominal pain and told her grandmother about the abuse, following which the family immediately informed the school management and lodged a police complaint. Police said a first information report (FIR) was lodged under sections of sexual harassment, assault and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
The driver was subsequently arrested and presented in a court in Panvel on Thursday, which remanded him in police custody till Saturday, he added. On Monday, a similar incident was reported from outer Delhi’s Bawana area where a driver of a school bus was arrested for the alleged sexual assault of a three-year-old girl studying in a private school.
