The All Women Police, Pollachi, on Tuesday arrested a 35-year-old man on charges of sexually assaulting a minor girl.
C. Raja, a resident of Chinna Vadambacheri near Sulur, was arrested by the police based on a complaint lodged by the survivor’s mother. Police said the incident took place on Monday afternoon when the 11-year-old girl went to the accused’s house to watch television along with his two daughters.
According to police, the accused took the girl to a room and sexually assaulted her.
Raja was arrested for offences under Sections 9 (m) (aggravated sexual assault on a child below 12 years) and 10 (punishment for aggravated sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
He was produced before a court and remanded in judicial custody. The accused owns a garment company in Tiruppur.
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