3 navy sailors among four booked for sexual assaul

The Cuffe Parade police have registered a case against four persons, including three Indian Navy sailors, for allegedly molesting and sexually assaulting the 14-year-old daughter of a naval officer for the past few months.
According to the press statement issued by the Indian Navy, the complaint was filed in this regard on Sunday.

"One of the four is a civilian and three are Naval sailors. Full cooperation has been extended by the Naval Provost Marshal, INS Kunjali, to the police in the investigation and one civilian (a MES employee) and two sailors have been handed over to the police on Monday," reads a statement from the navy.

It further states that the third sailor is presently on duty outside Mumbai and has been asked to report back for the police investigation. Full assistance is being provided by authorities of Western Naval Command to the police in the conduct of the investigation.

"We have registered a case under relavant sections of Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act," said an officer from Cuffe Parade police station.