67-year-old man held under POCSO Act

  • | Saturday | 23rd March, 2019

“The incident came to light when a nine-year-old girl told her mother about it,” the officer said. PUNE: The Kothrud police on Thursday arrested a 67-year-old man for sexually harassing two minor girls at a housing society in Kothrud.The mother of one of the girls had lodged a complaint with the Kothrud police, following which the suspect was arrested under IPC Section 354-A (sexual harassment) and relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.An officer said the suspect used to harass the girls when they were playing on the premises of the society.

PUNE: The Kothrud police on Thursday arrested a 67-year-old man for sexually harassing two minor girls at a housing society in Kothrud.The mother of one of the girls had lodged a complaint with the Kothrud police, following which the suspect was arrested under IPC Section 354-A (sexual harassment) and relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.An officer said the suspect used to harass the girls when they were playing on the premises of the society. “The incident came to light when a nine-year-old girl told her mother about it,” the officer said.

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