School Van Driver Sexually Assaults Two 6-Yr-Old Girl Students in Pune; Arrested

Pune: The driver of a school van was arrested by the police in Pune of Maharashtra for allegedly sexually assaulting two six-year-old girl students.

He committed the crime on September 30 on board the school van while the schoolgirls were returning home from a school in Wanwadi area of Pune.

The accused allegedly touched the private parts of both the victims. One of them told about the incident to her mother, who then complained to the school authorities.

A police complaint was lodged and the accused driver, identified as Sanjay Reddy, was arrested and booked 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). He also faces charges under sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

In August, a sweeper allegedly sexually assaulted two four-year-old girls in a school at Badlapur in Thane district. The accused, Akshay Shinde, was later arrested. He was killed in an alleged shoot out with police on September 23.