A 26-year-old man was arrested for allegedly molesting a minor girl in Chunabhatti area of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-newborn-girl-found-abandoned-on-footpath-in-borivali-23256723" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Mumbai</a>, a police official said on Monday.
The man entered the home of the 13-year-old victim when her parents were away, touched her inappropriately and assaulted her, a Chunabhatti police official said.
"The victim and the accused live in the same area. She narrated the incident to her parents, who filed a complaint. He was held on Sunday," he added.
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The man has been charged under Indian Penal Code sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 452 (house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint) and 506 (criminal intimidation) as well as section 8 (sexual assault) of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he said.
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The man entered the home of the 13-year-old victim when her parents were away, touched her inappropriately and assaulted her

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