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Thane: Madarsa teacher held for molesting teen girl on board train

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: April 6, 2023 15:56 IST

A madarsa teacher was arrested for allegedly molesting a teen girl on board an express train, a railway police ...

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A madarsa teacher was arrested for allegedly molesting a teen girl on board an express train, a railway police official said in Maharashtra's Thane district.

The victim was travelling in the Singhad Express from Pune to Mumbai when the 29-year-old accused, hailing from Sitamarhi in Bihar, allegedly took videos and photographs of her and also touched her inappropriately, Kalyan railway police senior inspector Mukesh Dhage said.

After she raised an alarm, co-passengers pinned down the accused and handed him over to police. He has been charged under Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, Dhage said.

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