Saharanpur (IANS). An 11-year-old minor boy was sexually assaulted by a neighbor in Kotwali Mandi police station area of Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district. The incident happened about two days ago.
Kolwali Mandi police station in-charge (SHO) Dharmendra Singh said, “A man was arrested for having unnatural sex with a minor boy. The victim is a neighbor and used to visit his house frequently.”
The accused has been identified as Uwais resident of Aali Ki Chungi Khair Nagar.
At the time of the incident on Friday, the teenager was playing alone outside the house. The accused took him to his home on the pretext of getting chocolates.
When the boy came back home, the parents found him scared and crying.
The victim narrated the ordeal to the parents.
The station in-charge said that the family immediately informed the police about the incident.
The SHO said, “The accused has been arrested. We have registered an FIR against the accused under IPC section 377 (unnatural sex act) as well as relevant sections of the POCSO Act on the complaint of the boy’s father.”
