New Delhi, Apr 21 (PTI) A basketball coach has been arrested for allegedly molesting his minor student in south Delhi's Hauz Khas area, police said on Wednesday.

On April 10, the 17-year-old girl, along with her parents, filed a complaint at the Hauz Khas Police Station. She alleged that she was molested by her basketball coach (57) at Siri Fort Sports Complex, a senior police officer said.

She claimed that when she reached the sports complex at 6.15 am on that day, her trainer molested her. She came home and narrated the incident to her parents, the officer said.

A case was registered under sections of the IPC and POCSO Act. The accused was arrested on the same day and sent to judicial custody, police added.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)