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Pune: 12-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted by Neighbor After Asking for Flour
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News18•28-09-2026, 09:36
Pune: 12-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted by Neighbor After Asking for Flour
- •A 52-year-old man, Jaisingh Sathe, sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl in Pune's Vishrantwadi area.
- •The incident occurred when the girl went to Sathe's house to ask for flour as it had run out at home.
- •Sathe, a contract sanitation worker for Pune Municipal Corporation, forcibly dragged the girl into his house and assaulted her.
- •After the assault, Sathe threatened the girl, warning her of severe consequences if she told anyone.
- •The frightened girl eventually confided in her mother, who immediately filed a complaint, leading to Sathe's arrest under POCSO Act and rape charges.
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The 12-year-old victim went to the house of her 52-year-old neighbor, Jaisingh Sathe, to ask for some flour because it had run out at her home.
The accused is 52-year-old Jaisingh Sathe, who works as a contract sanitation worker for the Pune Municipal Corporation.
After the girl's mother filed a complaint on September 22, the police registered a case and took strict action under serious sections of rape and the POCSO Act upon receiving the medical report.
