Man held under POCSO Act at Central station

June 07, 2022 10:42 pm | Updated 10:42 pm IST - CHENNAI

A 30-year-old man was arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a seven-year-old girl on a train on Monday.

The police said the accused was identified as Deepak Lalchand, of Rajasthan. The victim was travelling with her parents in an express train bound for Bihar from Bengaluru. While the train stopped at the Central railway station, the girl went to the washroom, where the accused sexually harassed her.

The girl told her father, who informed the Railway Protection Force personnel. The accused was nabbed and handed over to Government Railway Police, who booked him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and arrested him.

Top News Today

Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.