PRIEST BOOKED UNDER POCSO GRANTED BAIL

PUNE: A priest who worked at a prominent English medium school in Pune and was booked on September 30 under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) for alleged sexual abuse of a minor boy, was granted bail by a Pune court on Friday.

The Hadapsar Police booked Father Vincent Pereira for allegedly sexually abusing a 15-yearold boy at the latter’s home on December 4 last year.

The First Information Report (FIR) was registered on the basis of a formal complaint lodged by social activist Maruti Bhapkar.