PUNE: The Kondhwa police on Sunday arrested a 60-year-old security guard on the charge of molesting a 12-year-old girl while she was playing in a housing society in Undri at 10.30am on Monday.
The girl is a Class VI student. The security guard has been working for the housing society for a little over two months, a police officer said.
Sub-inspector Prabhakar Kapure said the guard was on duty at the time of the incident. “The girl was playing with a dog and passing by the club house of the society when the security guard molested her on finding her alone,” he said.
“The panicked girl returned to her residence and broke into tears. She shared the details of the incident with her mother, who, in turn, alerted her neighbours. They detained the guard at the spot,”Kapure said.
“The girl’s mother contacted the police station on telephone and gave details of the incident. A police team visited the society and took the security guard into custody. The girl is the lone witness in the case. She is not known to the security guard,” the officer said.
The guard was arrested under relevant sections of the IPC and POCSO Act.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)