Latur, Dec 22 (PTI) A 20-year-old man on the run in a POCSO Act case in Maharashtra's Latur district was held from Osmanabad, a police official said on Thursday.

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He is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Udyog Bhavan area here on December 9, the Shivaji Nagar police station official said.

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"The man escaped after being nabbed by police here three days ago. On a tip off, we caught him from Osmanabad," the official added.

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