New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): A 25-year-old man was arrested for allegedly molesting two minor girls in Delhi's Uttam Nagar area on Thursday, said Delhi police.

The arrested man has been identified as Deepak.

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According to the mother of the two girls, her daughters were molested when the family had come to attend a birthday party at their aunt's place.

After the party, the girls (aged six and five years) were found missing.

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Upon search, they were found inside the jhuggi of the accused.

The complainant (the mother) alleged that Deepak had molested the girls.

A case under sections 342, and 354 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 10/12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was registered at the Police Station in Uttam Nagar, informed the police officials. (ANI)

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