Updated On: 04 March, 2026 01:00 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
A police official from the Vartak Nagar police station said he targeted the teenager between September 2025 and February 2026 and on multiple occasions, he took her to isolated locations and molested her

The accused was taken into custody following a complaint by the girl's parents. Representational Pic/File
A 23-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly extorting Rs 50,000 from a 15-year-old schoolgirl over six months in Thane city in Maharashtra, police said on Wednesday, reported the PTI.
The accused, a resident of Lokmanya Nagar, was taken into custody following a complaint by the girl's parents on March 1.