Overview

• A 40-year-old Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation school teacher was booked under Section 74 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act for allegedly molesting a 12-year-old Class 6 girl during multiple incidents between July 5 and 10.
• Investigators are examining whether the accused used classroom punishments to exploit other students and have launched a wider probe into additional allegations.
• The Mahim school teacher charged with sexually assaulting her 17-year-old student remains in judicial custody and will appear in court on Monday for a contested bail hearing.
• In Bhiwandi, a 14-year-old girl’s rape and subsequent pregnancy by a classmate from the same school prompted her assailant’s placement in an observation home under the Juvenile Justice Act.
• Authorities have signaled plans to fast-track POCSO courts and review school oversight measures following a spike in reported child sexual abuse cases.