A case was registered in Nehru Colony Police Station on Monday against a 26-year-old taxi driver Raju, resident of Gorakhpur, Defense Colony, Dehradun, who allegedly attempted to sexually exploit a 15-year-old girl on Sunday.
The accused was sent to Suddhowala jail after being presented in the court, said police station in-charge Om Singh Rawat.
In the complaint, the woman, a resident of Rajiv Nagar, stated that her daughter was subjected to an attempted rape by a taxi driver who happens to be their neighbour.
Raju was living in a rented accommodation for the past few years and he was known to her daughter.
The complainant is a domestic help and is living with her three daughters, it is learnt.
Rawat said that taking cognisance of the complaint, a case under sections 376, 511 and 363 of IPC; Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was registered against the accused in the Nehru Colony Police Station.
However, it is learnt that accused refused to confess his guilt. He alleged that he had been falsely framed, police sources said.