Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Two-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Assaulted After Ice Cream Lure in Maval
Police said a very young girl was allegedly harmed in Maval.
The accused is a 51-year-old man named Balu Namdev Asawale.
Police said he lured the girl by offering to buy her ice cream.
They said he took her into a milk dairy.
The girl later told her mother what had happened.
Her mother reported the incident to police.
Police arrested the accused, and a court ordered that he remain in police custody until September 8.
Police are still investigating the case.
Police said a 2-year-and-10-month-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted in Takwe Budruk, Maval.
The accused, identified as 51-year-old Balu Namdev Asawale, was arrested by Vadgaon Maval police.
Police said the incident occurred Tuesday between 11 a.m. and noon after the girl was allegedly lured with ice cream.
The girl later told her mother, who filed a complaint at Vadgaon Maval police station on Thursday.
A Vadgaon court remanded Asawale to police custody until September 8 as the investigation continues.
- Who
- A 2-year-and-10-month-old girl and the accused, 51-year-old Balu Namdev Asawale, are involved; Vadgaon Maval police are investigating.
- What
- Police said the girl was allegedly sexually assaulted after being lured with ice cream.
- When
- The incident allegedly occurred Tuesday between 11 a.m. and noon; the complaint was filed Thursday.
- Where
- Inside a milk dairy in Takwe Budruk, in Maval tehsil.
- Why
- Police said the accused allegedly lured the girl by offering to buy her ice cream.
- Accused
- Balu Namdev Asawale, 51
- Victim's age
- 2 years and 10 months
- Reported location
- Takwe Budruk, Maval tehsil
- Alleged method
- The girl was allegedly lured with an offer of ice cream
- Complaint
- Filed by the girl's mother at Vadgaon Maval police station on Thursday
- Court order
- Police custody until September 8
- Investigation
- Further investigation is underway