Mumbai tailor held for sexual act in front of four-year-old

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MUMBAI: A tailor has been arrested for allegedly masturbating in front of a four-year-old child on Tuesday night. An official from Bandra police station said that the horrified boy complained to his family, after which a case was registered against the tailor.

The incident was reported at a tailoring shop in Bandra outside which the child had been playing. Soon after, he ran home and told his uncle that he was "angry with the tailor and wanted to hit him". After a bit of prodding, the body narrated what had happened. The boy is the son of a businessman.
"The child's mother lodged a complaint at Bandra police station following which we arrested the tailor," said an officer. He has been charged under the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, said the officer. The tailor has been sent to police custody.
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