Mumbai: A shocking incident has come to light from Mumbai on Thursday, where a karate instructor from SNDT College, Matunga, has been accused of allegedly raping a minor student.
According to reports, the instructor has been identified as Mahesh Navale. The reports further state that Navale separately runs karate classes in the Chunabhatti, Sion area.
Case registered at Kurla Police Station
Following the incident, a case has been registered at Kurla Police Station. Moreover, he was taken into custody by the police on the night of September 2.
Further details into the case are awaited.
Dronacharya Award-winning gymnastics coach booked under POCSO
In a separate case reported recently, a Dronacharya Award-winning gymnastics coach was booked by the Vile Parle police under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act on August 21.
According to reports, the coach had allegedly sexually assaulted a 16-year-old female gymnastics player at a gymnasium in Vile Parle East. The reports further state that the girl is a gymnastics player and was practising at Vile Parle's renowned gymnastics club in Vile Parle East.
Coach allegedly asks girl to meet
However, due to her studies, the girl had stopped practising and stopped going to the gymnasium. On August 21, the girl reportedly received a text message from her coach saying, “Hi.” She replied, “Hi,” and told her mother about it. Her mother told her to ask him why he sent the message. Then he sent another message to the girl and asked her to meet him at the gymnasium.
The girl, at around 11 am, went to the gymnasium. When she reached there, she noticed he was alone. He told her to keep her shoes inside, locked the door, and sexually assaulted her. Later, he told her not to tell anyone about the incident.
Girl approaches police with parents
The girl, the next day, told one of her friends about the alleged assault. Later, she started crying, which led to her friends approaching her and taking her to the PT teacher and telling her about the entire incident. Subsequently, the girl, along with her PT teacher and parents, went to the police station and filed a complaint against the coach. Following this, the police filed the case under POCSO. Further details into the case are awaited.
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