Mumbai police detain 2 minors for molesting 16-year-old girl with autism spectrum disorder

According to the police, as per the complaint filed by the girl’s mother on April 28, the girl, a Class 10 student, was groped and kissed by the boys while she playing at a garden near a government hospital in central Mumbai.

Acting on the complaint, the police lodged an FIR under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and traced the two boys, who are from Kanjarwada in Agripada. Officials said the teenagers were served a notice under Section 35(3) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.

According to the police, the girl is the only child of the complainant, a single mother who works at a beauty parlour. The girl’s father separated from the family a few years ago.

The mother told the police that she leaves her daughter alone at home when she has to go to work and has often found the girl in areas like Santacruz and Nagpada, which are far from their residence.

According to the police, the mother and daughter argued, following which the girl was disturbed. Her doctor observed something amiss and asked her therapist to speak to her, which is when she revealed the alleged molestation, the police added.