A Thane court has sentenced two men to four years’ rigorous imprisonment for molesting two minor girls residing in their neighbourhood.<\/p>\n
Additional Sessions Judge Sangita C Khalipe awarded the punishment to Shyam Hitendra Chavan (36), an auto-rickshaw driver, and Pradeep Gaikwad (28), a labourer. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 each on them.<\/p>\n
According to the prosecution, the two girls, aged 9 and 5, were playing near their respective houses at Sathe Nagar in Wagle Estate area of the city on April 7 last year.<\/p>\n
The accused, with whom the girls were familiar as they lived in the same area, arrived there in an auto-rickshaw, picked up the victims and took them to an isolated location where they molested them. The accused later dropped the girls back at their homes, the prosecution said.<\/p>\n
Later, the minors informed about the incident to their parents, who lodged a complaint with the local police following which the two accused were arrested.<\/p>\n
They were booked under IPC sections 354 (molestation) and 363 (kidnapping), and relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.<\/p>\n
Judge Khalipe rejected the submission of the defence counsels.<\/p>\n
She observed that the prosecution proved the accused forcibly took the two girls in the auto-rickshaw with an intention to kidnap them while they were playing.<\/p>\n
They lured the girls with an offer of ice creams and molested them, the judge said.<\/p>\n
“Considering the nature of the offence, I do not find any mitigating circumstance for a lenient view,” she said in her order last week.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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