India, July 23 -- A special POCSO court on Saturday granted bail to a 25-year-old man who allegedly sexually assaulted a neighbour's 16-year-old daughter during a quarrel over feeding stray animals in Chembur.

The complainant was an animal lover and used to feed stray dogs and cats in the locality every day. She claimed that the residents were not pleased by her taking care of the stray animals, for there were multiple incidents of dog bites in the locality.

According to the prosecution, on June 28, four women from the neighbourhood confronted the complainant and her 16-year-old daughter after they had fed the stray animals and returned home. The accused Akash Dattu Kate, who was passing by, noticed the women quarrelling and intervened ...