Two minor girls sexually assaulted by driver in moving school bus in Pune, driver held

The incident took place on September 30 on board the van when the schoolgirls were returning home after attending the school in Wanwadi area of the city, an official said.

Pune: Police have arrested the driver of a school van for allegedly sexually assaulting two six-year-old girl students in Pune city of Maharashtra, an official said on Thursday.

The incident took place on September 30 on board the van when the schoolgirls were returning home after attending the school in Wanwadi area of the city, he said.

"The accused allegedly touched the private parts of both the victims when they were returning home from the school. One of the girl students later narrated the incident to her mother, who then informed the school authorities," the official from the Wanwadi police station said.

A police complaint was then lodged and the accused driver, identified as Sanjay Reddy, was booked and arrested under sections 64 (punishment for rape) and 65 (2) (punishment for rape on woman under twelve years of age) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and under sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

In August, a sweeper allegedly sexually assaulted two four-year-old girls in a school at Badlapur in Thane district, sparking massive protests.

The accused, Akshay Shinde, was later arrested. He was killed in an alleged shoot-out with police on September 23.