Peon held for sexual assault on 7-year-old girl on school premises in Mumbai

A school peon in Mumbai's Santacruz area was arrested for sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl on the school premises. The assault had been ongoing for months before the child informed her parents. The police registered a case and the peon was charged with rape and sexual assault under the IPC and POCSO Act.

A peon of a school has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl on the premises of the educational institute in Mumbai's Santacruz area, an official said on Friday. The official said the peon had been allegedly sexually assaulting the child for the past few months, but the crime came to light last week when she informed her parents about it.

Based on a complaint by the child's parents last Friday, the police registered a case against the peon for rape and sexual assault under the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and arrested him, the official said.

The peon was produced before a court, which remanded him in police custody till April 5, he added.

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