Police have arrested a 53-year-old safety guard of a non-public college in Maharashtra’s Palghar district for allegedly sexually abusing two male college students, officers mentioned. The alleged incidents occurred between June 15 and 20, the officers mentioned on Sunday.
The victims, aged 17 and 15, are college students of the identical college positioned in Virar space.
“The alleged incidents occurred within the canteen of the college,” the Arnala police acknowledged. The accused was arrested on Saturday night, the police mentioned. “After receiving a grievance from the college’s supervisor, we registered an FIR towards the watchman, Raymond Wilson Dias, below part 75 (sexual harassment) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and sections 5, 8 and 12 of the Safety of Kids from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act,” the Arnala police station official mentioned. Part 5 of the POCSO Act pertains to penetrative sexual assault.
In August 2024, a male sweeper at a faculty in Badlapur in neighbouring Thane district allegedly sexually abused two four-year-old ladies, inflicting an enormous outrage and big protests.
After receiving a grievance from the college’s supervisor, we registered an FIR towards the watchman.
The accused was killed in September final 12 months within the ‘retaliatory firing’ by police after he allegedly snatched the gun from a policeman in a police automobile.
