Navi Mumbai Sexual Assault: Left alone as last child on route, 3-year-old sexually assaulted by Navi Mumbai bus driver | Navi Mumbai News

A Navi Mumbai school bus driver was arrested for allegedly assaulting a three-year-old girl. (File photo)

NAVI MUMBAI: A 30-year-old school bus driver was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a three-year-old girl inside the vehicle after she became the last student to be dropped home in Kamothe on Wednesday afternoon, police said.The accused was driving a private bus hired by the school to ferry students. Police have booked him under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including those dealing with rape of a girl below the age of 12, and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act.According to police, the girl travelled to and from school daily on the private bus along with other children. On Wednesday, at around 12.30pm, the driver picked up kindergarten and primary school students in Kamothe to drop them home.After the other children had alighted at their respective destinations, the three-year-old was allegedly left alone in the bus with the driver. Police said the accused allegedly took advantage of the situation and sexually assaulted the child.The incident came to light after the girl reached home and complained of abdominal pain. When her grandmother asked her about it, the child allegedly said that the “driver uncle” had troubled her inside the bus.The grandmother first raised the matter with the school management and subsequently approached the police. Following the girl’s medical examination, which police said confirmed sexual assault, a case was registered against the driver.Police said statements of school management staff would also be recorded as part of the investigation.The accused was produced before a Panvel court on Thursday and remanded in police custody till Saturday.