Teenager assaulted in Chandigarh on I-Day

A teenage girl returning home after attending the Independence Day function at her school here was sexually assaulted by a man on Tuesday, police said.

The man attacked the Class 8 student from a government school at the Children's Traffic Park in Sector 23.

The victim was taken to the Government Multi-Specialty Hospital in Sector 16 for a medical examination, police sources said.

A case of rape has been registered, the sources said.

--IANS

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