Pune IAS officer accused of sexual assault on minors
M H Sawant, the 58-year-old officer has also been suspended from the service.
Sawant, who was Director General of the Maharashtra Council of Agricultural Education and Research (MCAER), has been charged under various sections, including 376 (rape) and 354 (molestation) of the Indian Penal Code.
, sections 6, 8 and 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and section 67(a), (b) of the Information Technology Act, at the Singhad Road police station in Pune.
Police said the children, belonging to poor families, used to play in the parking lot at the officer's apartment complex. The allegedly indulged in sexual misconduct with the children after calling them inside his house.
He also allegedly also showed them sexually explicit videos on his computer.
The matter was revealed after the children reported it to their school counsellor, who in turn, informed the principal.
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