DEHRADUN: A 32-year-old man has been arrested on charges of molesting a
minor girl inside a quarantine centre in
Pauri district of
Uttarakhand.
The man, who has been booked under relevant sections of POCSO Act, was presented before a court on Monday and sent to a 14-day judicial custody.
The accused happens to be a distant relative of the girl and had brought her and her two brothers from Dehradun to Pauri.
They were all lodged at a quarantine centre together and left on May 15.
On reaching home, the girl narrated her ordeal to her family members, who then reported the matter to police.
Pauri police station in-charge Laxman Singh Kaitaith said, “The incident took place on May 14 night. Police have registered a case and arrested the man on the basis of a complaint filed by girl’s uncle.”
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)