Mumbai: A teenage boy was held for sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl in Vakola in the western part of Mumbai, a police official said on Thursday.
The incident took place on Wednesday when the girl was on her way to the toilet, the Vakola police station official said.
“The 18-year-old accused allegedly inserted his finger into her private parts. After she narrated her ordeal to her parents, a police case was filed for rape and other offenses under the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act,” he said.
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He was arrested and remanded in police custody for four days, the official added.
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