Mumbai: Man held for molesting, assaulting teen girl in her home

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A 26-year-old man was arrested for allegedly molesting a minor girl in Chunabhatti area of Mumbai, a police official said on Monday.

The man entered the home of the 13-year-old victim when her parents were away, touched her inappropriately and assaulted her, a Chunabhatti police official said.

"The victim and the accused live in the same area. She narrated the incident to her parents, who filed a complaint. He was held on Sunday," he added.

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The man has been charged under Indian Penal Code sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 452 (house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint) and 506 (criminal intimidation) as well as section 8 (sexual assault) of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he said.

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