Minor held for sex assault on 5-year-old in Mumbai

MUMBAI: A 15 minor boy who allegedly kidnapped a 5-year-old girl and took her to a secluded place in South Mumbai and sexually molested her, was held by Mumbai Police.
Nagpada police arrested the accused based on CCTV footage from Nalasopra and booked him under the stringent sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso).
Police said the accused on January 7 lured a five-year-old girl and took her to a secluded place in a BMC school compound, sexually molested her and fled.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)