Elderly man held for 'sexually assaulting', impregnating girl in Tamil Nadu
The man had made false promise of marriage to the 16-year-old girl
Updated At : 07:35 PM Jun 26, 2020 IST
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Erode(TN), June 26
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A 56-year-old man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting and impregnating a school girl in the district, police said on Friday.
The man, a dyeing factory worker, had made false promise of marriage to the 16-year-old girl, living near his house in Lakkapuram, and ‘raped’ her several times following which she became pregnant, they said.
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When the parents of the girl came to know of her pregnancy, they lodged a complaint with the police.
The man was arrested under POCSO Act on Thursday night. PTI
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