9-year-old girl molested at JJ Hospital

As per the police, the minor girl had gone to the hospital with her 33-year-old mother who was ill. “When they entered the main building, the mother asked the girl to sit outside while she waited in the queue for her turn,” said a police officer from JJ Marg Police Station.

MumbaiA nine-year-old minor girl was allegedly molested in the state-run J J Hospital on Monday when she accompanied her mother for sonography. While the girl’s mother was standing in the queue for the sonography test, an accused, who is not identified, engaged the child in conversation and took her to a nearby loo where he molested her.

“Everything happened within ten minutes and the man immediately fled from the spot. We have registered a case under section 354A (sexual harassment) of the Indian Penal Code and under section 8 (sexual assault) and section 12 (sexual harassment) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 against an unknown man. We are using technical details to trace the accused,” said the police officer. (Image for representation)

As per the police, the minor girl had gone to the hospital with her 33-year-old mother who was ill. “When they entered the main building, the mother asked the girl to sit outside while she waited in the queue for her turn,” said a police officer from JJ Marg Police Station.

Noticing that she was alone, a man approached the girl, engaged her in conversation and took her to the men’s washroom on the third floor and allegedly molested her.

After the girl narrated the incident to her mother, they searched for the accused, however, by then he had fled from the spot. The mother then reported the incident to the police.

“Everything happened within ten minutes and the man immediately fled from the spot. We have registered a case under section 354A (sexual harassment) of the Indian Penal Code and under section 8 (sexual assault) and section 12 (sexual harassment) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 against an unknown man. We are using technical details to trace the accused,” said the police officer.