Meerut: Police on Saturday, May 23, detained a juvenile in a case involving alleged sexual assault of a nine-year-old boy here, officials said.
A case has been registered in this connection under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at Kotwali police station, according to an official statement.
Police said a resident of Shahpeer Gate area filed a complaint on May 22 stating that his nine-year-old son had gone to a mosque to offer prayers.
It is alleged that during this time, a juvenile (aged 16) took the boy from the mosque to the rooftop of an adjacent madrasa complex and sexual assaulted him.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered under the POCSO Act, and the juvenile was detained, police said, adding that process has been initiated to produce the accused before the Juvenile Justice Board.
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