Harike police arrest one for sexual abuse of minor girl

The Harike police arrested a person on Sunday on the charge of sexually abusing a minor girl, slightly over four years old. The accused has been identified as Gopi of Navan Pind, Fatehpur. The accused had gone to a nearby village to see his married sister where the victim lived in her maternal household (nanke). The accused took the victim to a room and molested her. The accused is a close relative of the victim. The incident reportedly took place on August 16, but came to notice after a few days. Sub-inspector Kiranpal Kaur recorded statements in the case and arrested the accused on Sunday.

The police said a case under Section 65 (2) of the BNS and Section 6 of the POCSO Act was registered agains accused.