Man held for sodomising 6-yr-old

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Press Trust of India Palghar (Maha)
Last Updated : Aug 19 2016 | 9:13 PM IST
A 35-year-old man from Nala Sopara near Vasai in district, has been arrested for allegedly sodomising a six-year-old boy, police said today.
The accused was arrested yesterday, Assistant Police Inspector (API) S S Jadhav of Tulinj police station of Vasai division said.
"The accused (whose identity has been withheld) worked at a builder's office. On August 14, he brought the minor to the office on the pretext of offering him chocolates, but allegedly sodomised him there. The victims' parents later lodged a complaint," Jadhav said.
Police have charged the accused under IPC section 377 (unnatural offences) and sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), police added.

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First Published: Aug 19 2016 | 9:13 PM IST

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