Police sub-inspector S B Bamne of Bhiwandi taluka police station said the accused, who is a resident of Shelar village, took the three girls to a vacant room in the village and allegedly molested, after which they were threatened with dire consequences if they revealed anything to anyone.
The father of the victims kept quiet and did not wish to complain to the police fearing that his family could be targeted.
However, when he came to know that villagers came to know about the teenage boy's act, he went to the police station today and lodged a complaint, the police said.