The molestation case filed against the school bus owner and two minor boys by the minor victim has taken a tragic twist. The father of one of the accused allegedly committed suicide because of the allegations. According to the family, the molestation case filed by the victim was a false case filed for money and the girl and her family were pushing to settle the issue, demanding money. The family protested in front of the Kasarwadavli police station along with the body and refused to budge until a case of cheating was registered against the girl and her family. Finally they left after the cops registered a complaint.On December 15, a 15-year-old minor was allegedly molested by Darshan Bhokare and two minor boys. Darshan, who is also the school bus owner of the minors’ school in Thane, was the one driving them and had allegedly touched the victim inappropriately. The victim had alleged that the trio wanted to do more harm but she managed to run away. She had lodged a complaint on December 17 after which the cops had arrested Darshan and two minors. While the minors were let out on bail, Darshan was behind bars.On December 25, Darshan’s father Naresh Bhokare (52) allegedly consumed poison. According to Darshan’s aunt Ankita, “Naresh had been getting constant calls from the girl’s family. They were demanding money to settle the case,” she claimed. According to the family, Naresh was in a lot of stress over his son’s arrest and had been troubled by the police’s lack of fair investigation. “I understand that it was a serious offence. But the cops should have at least investigated before labelling my nephew as a rapist,” Ankita claimed. She further added, “There are several loopholes in the girl’s version. Yet the cops ran to arrest Darshan. Could they have not investigated?”Darshan was let out on bail on December 26 for his father’s last rites. However, the family refused to budge until a case of cheating was registered against the girl and her family. They sat in front of the police station until the DCP Abhishek Trimukhe reached the spot and assured them of a proper investigation.Trimukhe told Mirror, “We have been following the proper course of action. Investigation in the molestation charges are going on. About the suicide, we have registered a complaint and will investigate all claims.”