India News | UP: Man Held for Sexually Molesting 8-year-old Niece

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A 40-year-old man was arrested for allegedly sexually molesting his minor niece here on Sunday, police said.

Ballia (UP), May 28 (PTI) A 40-year-old man was arrested for allegedly sexually molesting his minor niece here on Sunday, police said.

The eight-year-old victim narrated the ordeal to her mother on Saturday following which she filed a complaint and the man was arrested, SHO (Sikandarpur) Dinesh Pathak said

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A case has been registered against the accused under sections of the IPC and POCSO Act, Pathak said, adding that he has been sent to jail.

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