PUNE :
POLICE have arrested the 45-yearold driver of a school van for allegedly sexually assaulting two six-yearold girl students in Pune city, an official said on Thursday.
The incident took place on
September 30 on board the van when
the kids were returning home after
attending school in the Wanwadi
area of the city. Police are trying to
find out if a woman attendant was
present in the van at the time, the
official said.
“The accusedallegedly touched the
private parts of both girls. One of the
girl students later narrated the incident to her mother who then
informed the police and a case was
registered,” the official from the
Wanwadi police station said.
A police complaint was lodged on
Wednesday and the accused, Sanjay
Reddy, was booked and arrested
under sections 64 (punishment for
rape) and 65 (2) (punishment for
rape on woman under twelve years
of age) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
(BNS), and the Protection of Children
from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Deputy Commissioner of Police
(Zone V ) S Raja said they acted after
the mother of one of the minors
approached the police.
“The accused have been arrested
and a probe is underway to ascertain whether any other girl students
were similarly targeted in the past,”
he said.
Asked if a woman attendant was
present in the van, the official said
police are investigating it with the
school.