MUMBAI, Feb. 4 -- A senior lawyer has been booked for alleged sexual harassment of his eight-year-old daughter, after his wife lodged a complaint with the police. The accused faces charges under the BNS as well as the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). "The family has two daughters - an eight-year-old and a five-year-old. While the wife is a writer and lives in their home in Central Mumbai, the accused recently moved out of the house," said a police officer, indicating that the family is wealthy. Police said the alleged crime took place from April, 2020 to November 2025, according to the 45-year-old mother of the victim. This was the second marriage for both husband and wife, and they have been married more than a decade. "During the COVID 19 pandemic, the child's mother had to isolate herself, to protect the rest of the family. It was during this time that the father began sexually harassing his daughter, said the police officer. It is alleged that he showed her inappropriate pictures in a notebook and inappropriately touched her, police added. Police have registered offences under various sections of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita for physical contact and advances involving unwelcome and sexual overtures; and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act, for sexual harassment and sexual assault. The investigation is in the preliminary stage....