4-year-old Nepali girl sexually assaulted by man from Bihar in Kotkhai
Tribune News Service
Shimla, July 2
A 34-year-old man from Bihar allegedly sexually assaulted a four-year-old girl in Kotkhai area of Shimla district.
The man, her neighbourer, allegedly assaulted the child in the absence of her parents.
The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon when the girl was alone at her home. The mother of the victim, hailing from Nepal, reported the matter to the police alleging that around 11:30 am yesterday when she was not at home, her neighbour Lalan (34), a resident of Bihar, barged into her house and sexually assaulted her daughter.
A case under Sections 376 and 452 of the IPC and Section 4 of the POCSO Act has been registered, said SP Shimla Mohit Chawla, adding that the accused who fled the spot and boarded a bus was intercepted at Chaila and arrested.
The accused would be produced in the court for police remand.
