Thane: Police have arrested a 34-year-old
karate instructor for allegedly raping a minor student, an
official said today.
The instructor used to take karate training classes at
his residence in Kalyan township of the district, the official
at the Thane district rural police control room said.
On December 24 last year, the teacher asked the
11-year-old girl to lie down on a mat on the pretext of
imparting training to her. He then allegedly touched her
inappropriately and sexually assaulted her, he said.
Initially, the girl did not reveal about the incident
to anyone out of fear but later informed her mother, who
lodged a complaint with the police late last night, the
official said.
The Kalyan taluka police arrested the accused in the
early hours today and booked him under IPC section 376 (rape)
and relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from
Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he added.
PTI
