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Two cases of molestation in Goregaon, both accused held

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A 31-year-old man has been arrested by the Goregaon police for allegedly molesting a 17-year-old girl in broad daylight on Tuesday. According to the police, the girl was on her way to college from her home at around 11:30am when incident happened near Citi Centre on SV road in Goregaon (W).

The accused has been identified as Rajkumar Soni. Sunil Vadke, senior PI of Goregaon police, said: "The girl was walking on the road when a man walking beside her touched her inappropriately, after which she confronted him."

The man then grabbed her hand and threatened her, said the police. The girl then called out to locals nearby, and seeing the commotion, passersby grabbed the man and took him to the police station.
Soni was arrested under IPC Section 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), as well as under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act. He worked as a watchman.

He was produced before a magistrate court and was remanded to police custody.

In another incident, a 36-year-old man was arrested by the Goregaon police for allegedly molesting his neighbour in Teen Dongri area of Goregaon (W).

According to the police, the accused, Santosh Athavlekar, and the complainant, a woman in her thirties, knew each other. A police officer said that the accused owed money to the woman, but refused to return the amount. She also told the police that he would threaten her when she demanded the cash.

The officer then narrated the incident, saying: "On Monday, when she was on her way to the toilet, he grabbed her hand, abused her, threatened her and later misbehaved with her."
Following her complaint, he was arrested under IPC Sections 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 509 (Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman and 506 (criminal intimidation).

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