Man arrested for molesting two minor girls at his shop: Police

“He played songs and danced with the girls, and during this time, he took off his pants and flashed the minors. He then inappropriately touched one girl and made an obscene gesture at the other,” said a police officer.

After the girls returned home, they broke down in tears. They informed their parents about what had happened, who then approached the Kandivali police station.

Police immediately lodged a complaint and a team was dispatched to nab the accused. During questioning,the accused admitted to committing the offence. He was placed under arrest on Sunday morning after sustained interrogation.

The accused has been booked under sections 354 (molestation), 509 (word, gesture, or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the Indian Penal Code and sections 8 (sexual assault) and 12 (sexual harassment) of the POCSO Act, said another police officer.