The accused was held under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act
Pune: The Pune Rural police on Sunday arrested a 65-year-old man in Shirur taluka on the charge of sexually assaulting his six-year-old neighbour.
An officer from the Ranjangaon MIDC police said the accused is from Ahilyanagar and works in Shirur taluka. The man was held under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act. He lives in rented accommodation, and the girl’s parents are his neighbours.
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“On Sunday morning, when the girl’s parents had gone out for some work, the accused lured her to his room by offering her a chocolate,” the officer said. They immediately approached us and lodged a complaint,” the officer said. He added that the accused allegedly sexually assaulted the girl, beat her and threatened her not to tell her parents. When the terrified girl returned home, another neighbour noticed her crying and alerted her parents. “The girl narrated her ordeal when her parents returned home. Download the TOI App.