<p>A 28-year-old woman and her male partner have been arrested for allegedly molesting her minor niece here in Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>An FIR was lodged at Kondhwa police station recently under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, an officer said.</p>.<p>Both the accused tested positive for <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">coronavirus</a> following their arrest on August 8. A woman police personnel who was part of the investigation has also contracted the infection.</p>.<p>The alleged incident occurred in March this year when the 16-year-old victim was staying with the accused woman, who is her maternal aunt, along with her three siblings, the officer said.</p>.<p>"After returning to her mother in July, the girl told her about the sexual abuse she was subjected to by her maternal aunt and her male partner," he said.</p>.<p>The accused allegedly forced the victim to watch pornographic material, the officer said.</p>.<p>The duo have been shifted to a COVID care facility, he said.</p>
<p>A 28-year-old woman and her male partner have been arrested for allegedly molesting her minor niece here in Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>An FIR was lodged at Kondhwa police station recently under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, an officer said.</p>.<p>Both the accused tested positive for <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">coronavirus</a> following their arrest on August 8. A woman police personnel who was part of the investigation has also contracted the infection.</p>.<p>The alleged incident occurred in March this year when the 16-year-old victim was staying with the accused woman, who is her maternal aunt, along with her three siblings, the officer said.</p>.<p>"After returning to her mother in July, the girl told her about the sexual abuse she was subjected to by her maternal aunt and her male partner," he said.</p>.<p>The accused allegedly forced the victim to watch pornographic material, the officer said.</p>.<p>The duo have been shifted to a COVID care facility, he said.</p>