The offence came to light after the girl’s parents observed changes in her behaviour and contacted the convent where she studied.
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On September 5, the peon found the girl alone and allegedly touched her inappropriately
Since then, he had stopped reporting to the school
The school subsequently submitted a complaint to Gamdevi police
Mumbai Police have arrested a 28-year-old school peon on charges of sexually harassing and stalking a minor student in the school premises in south Mumbai.
The offence came to light after the 15-year-old girl’s parents observed changes in her behaviour and contacted the convent where she studied, said a police officer on Sunday.
On September 5, the peon found the girl alone and allegedly touched her inappropriately. Since then, he had stopped reporting to the school, located in Gamdevi area, said the officer.
The school subsequently submitted a complaint to Gamdevi police station, he said.
The peon allegedly harassed the student multiple times on the school premises. He also made a video call on the girl’s mobile number, said the officer.
An FIR was registered against the peon on Friday under sections 354-A (sexual harassment) and 354-D (stalking) of the IPC and relevant provisions of the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act and the Information Technology Act, he said.
The police subsequently launched a manhunt and with the help of technical inputs, they nabbed the peon from Virar in neighbouring Palghar district on Friday, said the police officer.
The peon was later produced before a court, which remanded him in police custody till September 14.
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