DCP Kiran Kumar Chavan told that a minor student had complained. After his complaint, the ashram operator was arrested. Other girl students were also interrogated, in which five told about sexual harassment.
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Often accompanied by girl students from Bal Ashrams across the country Sexual Exploitation The cases keep coming up. The latest case is from Maharashtra’s Nashik district, where an ashram operator has been accused of sexually abusing six girl students, including five minors. After receiving the Tahrir in the case, the police have arrested the accused ashram operator. The accused is being questioned by the police. Also, cases have been registered on him in five different sections.
Nashik DCP Kiran Kumar Chavan said that on November 23, a complaint was lodged against Harshal More, who runs an ashram, for raping a minor girl in Nashik. After interrogation, it was found that he had raped five more girls. Investigation was done on this. After investigation, today five different cases have been registered against Harshal More under IPC, POCSO Act and SC-ST Act. The police has arrested the accused Harshal More.
Maharashtra | A complaint was filed on Nov 23 against a man, Harshal More, who runs an ashram, for raping a minor girl, in Nashik. After questioning it was found he raped 5 more girls. 5 separate cases filed y’day under IPC, POCSO Act & SC/ST Atrocities Act:DCP Kirankumar Chavan pic.twitter.com/WrivGZj8g3
— ANI (@ANI) November 27, 2022
5 out of 6 girls minor
According to the information, the police took the complaint of the minor girl seriously. The police also questioned other girl students studying in the ashram. During interrogation, five girls made allegations of sexual harassment against the ashram director Harshal More. DCP Kiran Kumar Chavan said that five of the six girls making the allegations are minors.
The case has also come in August
Let me tell you, this is not the first case in Maharashtra. In August this year, the superintendent of an ashram school in Chandrapur was accused of rape by a minor student, after which the police arrested the superintendent. A SIT team was formed to investigate the matter.
Source: www.tv9hindi.com”