A senior citizen was held under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old girl in Vasai in Palghar district, a Mira Bhayander Vasai Virar (MBVV) police official said on Friday.

The teen had left her home in March this year and was staying with a friend, and the 65-year-old accused was staying in the same home, he said.