Maha: Man held for impregnating inmate of juvenile home
A 24-year-old man has been
arrested under the POCSO Act for allegedly impregnating a 15-year-old inmate of a juvenile home in Maharashtra's Nanded, police said on Monday.
The accused, identified as Ashfaq Khan, was arrested on Sunday night, a Nanded police officer said.
The teenage girl was shifted to the borstal after she was booked in a murder case.
"The girl and the accused are known to each other. It seems Khan and the girl have been in a physical relationship before the girl was sent to the facility," the officer said.
A case was registered under various sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, he added.
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First Published: Mar 02 2020 | 9:20 PM IST