“‘Mummy, driver uncle indulges in bad touch’: Haji Muhammad booked under POCSO for sexually harassing 12-year-old Dalit girl while driving her to school in Rajasthan”, Opindia, May 4, 2024:
“In a shocking incident of crime against a minor, a Taxi driver named Haji Muhammad has been booked under the POCSO act for sexually harassing a minor girl who hails from the Dalit community in Rajasthan. It is alleged that the Taxi driver who used to drive her to school, sexually harassed the 12-year-old victim for over a month. After the girl narrated her ordeal with her mother, her family filed a Police complaint. Subsequently, the Police have booked the accused under the stringent Protection of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The accused is currently absconding.
According to reports, the family of the victim, residing in Pali, Rajasthan, had arranged for a taxi to transport their minor daughter to school. The 12-year-old girl used to travel alone in this taxi, making her vulnerable to the ill intentions of 35-year-old taxi driver, Haji Muhammad. The incident came to light when the girl told her mother that the Taxi driver uncle indulged in bad touch.
According to the complaint, finding her alone, the accused Haji Muhammad started inappropriately touching the victim and sexually harassing her. It is further alleged that he sexually harassed her daily for over a month…..”
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