Fourteen cops injured as people throw stones after girl's sexual assault, murder

As many as 14 cops were injured after a group of persons allegedly pelted them with stones demanding the custody of a man who was arrested for sexually assaulting and killing a sixyearold girl at Jamner in Jalgaon district in Maharashtra police said on Friday reported the PTIThe incident of stonepelting occurred around 930 pm on Thursday outside the Jamner police station in Jalgaon the police saidA sixyearold girl was allegedly abducted sexually assaulted and murdered at Chinchkheda Shivar village in Jamner on the night of June 11 The accused person had fled away from the spot taking advantage of darkness an official said according to the PTIThe police had launched a search for the accused who was finally arrested on Thursday But after getting information about his arrest the deceased girls family members their relatives and local residents gathered outside the police station demanding that the accused be handed over to them so that they can punish him for the heinous crime he said the news agency reported on FridayThe people started agitating outside the police station Some time later they learnt that the police shifted the accused person to a safer place This angered the crowd and some of them started hurling stones at the police station he addedA few members of the group even attacked the police and damaged the public property by indulging in arson the police official said reported the PTIAt least 14 police personnel including an inspector were injured in the incident he saidThe police used force to disperse the crowd he said adding that police personnel were deployed in large numbers after the incidentGrocery shop employee held for sexual assault of girlMeanwhile in an another incident the police have arrested a 39yearold employee of a grocery shop for allegedly sexually assaulting an 8yearold girl an official said on Friday reported the PTIThe man allegedly targeted the child when she went to the shop located in the Kalachowki area in central Mumbai to buy biscuits on Tuesday evening he saidOn the pretext of giving biscuits the man called her inside and allegedly touched her inappropriatelyShe rescued herself when the accused who was alone in the store tried to remove the childs clothesThe girl was aware of good touch and bad touch due to which she realised the intention of the grocery store employee and escaped from the shop and alerted her mother the official saidWhen the girls mother went to the shop to confront the employee who was drunk at the time he started misbehaving with her the official saidThe mother then filed a police complaint against himThe Kalachowki police station registered a case against the man for sexual assault under the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children of Sexual Offences POCSO Act and arrested him the official addedwith PTI inputs