The official stated the boy seems to be levelling false allegations (Representational)

Mumbai:

A 17-year-old boy, detained in reference to bomb hoax threats to flights, has alleged that he was sexually assaulted by an inmate at a youngsters's house in south Mumbai, police stated on Tuesday.

The teenager, a Class 11 scholar, was caught from Chhattisgarh final week after he allegedly posted bomb hoax threats on social media focusing on three worldwide flights on October 14.

Primarily based on the boy's grievance a couple of sexual assault, the Dongri police have registered a case beneath related provisions of the Safety of Kids from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and began the investigation, an official stated.

Officers have questioned inmates on the Dongri Kids's House, and so they have not supplied any details about the assault to this point, he stated, including that the teenager's medical report additionally didn't point out any assault.

In accordance with officers, the boy had beforehand levelled allegations of sexual assault on two events in Chhattisgarh, and his claims had been discovered false.

The boy, in his grievance, alleged {that a} 16-year-old inmate sexually assaulted him within the dormitory on Monday morning, the official stated.

He was taken to the state-run J J Hospital for therapy, and the medical report confirmed that there have been no accidents to his non-public elements, he stated.

The official stated the boy seems to be levelling false allegations, and motion can be taken accordingly.

The teenager is accused of posting bomb risk messages to Air India and IndiGo on an X deal with, disrupting three worldwide flights on October 14, he stated.

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