Navi Mumbai auto-rickshaw driver booked for molesting teenage girl

Police have registered a case against a Navi Mumbai autorickshaw driver for allegedly molesting a 13yearold girl while she was on way to school in his vehicle an official said on Tuesday reported news agency PTIThe incident took place on January 25 in Turbhe area he said adding that the victim and the 37yearold accused are residents of Ambedkar Nagar in the same area reported PTIThe accused allegedly touched the girl inappropriately while she was travelling to school in the autorickshaw the official from Turbhe police station said reported PTIA case was registered against the Navi Mumbai autorickshaw driver on Monday under Indian Penal Code sections 354 assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty and 354A sexual harassment and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POCSO Act the police said reported PTIA probe was on into the caseIn another incident a 14yearold boy allegedly stabbed another teenager with a pair of scissors in his neck following an argument over playing cricket in Navi Mumbai police said on Wednesday reported PTIThe victim who is 16 years old was admitted to a hospital after getting injured in the incident that took place around 630 pm on Tuesday on a ground in Yadav Nagar area of Airoli they said reported PTIThe boys were playing cricket when an argument broke out between them It escalated to such a level that the accused pulled out a pair of scissors and stabbed the victim in his neck in a fit of rage an official of Rabale MIDC police station said reported PTIThe injured boy was rushed to a hospital where he is currently undergoing treatment he saidThe police have registered a case against the accused minor under Indian Penal Code IPC sections 324 voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons and means 323 voluntarily causing hurt 504 intentional insult and 506 criminal intimidation the official added reported PTIMeanwhile police have registered a case against nine persons for allegedly cheating a 42yearold woman from Navi Mumbai and other persons of Rs 297 crore after promising them high returns in various investment schemes an official said on Monday reported PTIThe accused invested funds of the woman and other victims in shares and also to acquire movable and immovable properties over the last three years the official from Sanpada police station said reported PTIBut the accused failed to provide any gains or return the invested money to the victims he saidThe woman who is a resident of Seawoods area in Navi Mumbai township filed a complaint with the police on Sunday reported PTIBased on it the police registered a case against nine persons under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes Banning Act the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act and the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors In Financial Establishments Act reported PTIWith inputs from PTI