Mumbai: Security guard held for sexually harassing 11-year-old girl at housing society

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A security guard has been arrested for allegedly sexually harassing an 11-year-old girl of the housing society where he worked for over a month in the eastern suburb of Kanjurmarg here, police said on Saturday.

The matter came to light when the victim's father lodged a complaint with the police on Friday after she confided in her parents about the harassment, an official said.

The 29-year-old accused, a resident of Hanuman Gully in Kanjurmarg, had allegedly been harassing the girl since August 15, he said.

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A case has been registered under section 354(A) (assault or criminal force to a woman intending to outrage her modesty) and relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the official said.

The accused was produced before a court, which remanded him to police custody till September 22, he added.

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