# Mahim teen sexually assaults 13-year-old boy, POCSO case filed 2026-08-08T16:02:55+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Mahim police have registered a case under the POCSO Act after a 13-year-old boy alleged that a 16-year-old teenager forcibly took him to a goat shed near a school in Mahim West on June 18, sexually assaulted him, and threatened to edit his photos for social media. Police say both accused are being treated as children in conflict with law. Separately, in Behala, Kolkata, a schoolgirl has alleged abduction and gang rape by a friend and two unidentified men after being drugged with sedative-laced chocolate between April 17 and 18. Kolkata Police registered a case under the BNS and POCSO Act on Wednesday. Trinamool Congress has attacked the new BJP government over the Behala case, questioning its commitment to women's safety. In both cases, police are searching for unidentified suspects and examining evidence. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - millenniumpost.in Tags: child safety, Mahim, minor, Mumbai Police, POCSO, sexual assault Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/13-year-old-sexually-assaulted-by-teen-in-mahim-fir-filed/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/13-year-old-sexually-assaulted-by-teen-in-mahim-fir-filed/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.