Pune: 44-Year-Old Man Arrested for Sexual Abuse of Minor Over Five Years
Pune, 18th August 2025: Pune Police have arrested a 44-year-old man for allegedly subjecting a minor girl to repeated sexual abuse for five years by threatening to leak her private photographs.
The accused has been identified as Sanjay Chidambaram Kulkarni. Police said the survivor, now 16, filed a complaint at Bharti Vidyapeeth Police Station, following which an FIR was registered and the accused was taken into custody.
According to the reports, the incidents took place between 2019 and July 2025. Kulkarni, who was acquainted with the victim’s family, allegedly clicked photographs of the girl while she was changing clothes when she was just 11 years old. Using these images, he allegedly blackmailed her and continued to sexually assault her for years. He is also accused of molesting her inside his car.
Police have booked Kulkarni under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including rape.
“The accused has been arrested and will soon be produced before the court. Further investigation is underway,” police officials confirmed.
