A 63-year-old man was arrested for molesting an 8-year-old girl near a temple in Ayodhya Nagar on Tuesday; incident took place when the victim was on her way to school, said police.
According to the police the accused Satish Modhe lured the victim of sweets distributed at the temple and when she went for the sweets accused molested the victim. The victim managed to escape and reached the school where she reported the incident to her teacher and later parents were informed by the teacher and school management.
After receiving the information the parents lodged a complaint with police and in the complaint the parents stated that when the victim was on her way to school she was lured of sweets distributed in the temple by the accused and accompanied her. She was taken behind the temple by the accused where she was molested.
Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 354 of the IPC and section7 and 8 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act -2012.
SHO of Ayodhya Nagar Baljeet Singh said that the victim’s mother lodged a complaint regarding molestation with her daughter at around 10.30 am on Tuesday and later after the complaint was made the accused was nabbed and produced in the court on Wednesday.
The accused was produced in the court and was sent under judicial custody. More details of the accused would be searched and his crime record would be searched.