The Kandivali police have arrested a 63-year-old man for allegedly molesting and raping a 7-year-old minor girl inside his shanty on Wednesday. The accused allegedly raped the minor girl on the pretext of offering her a chocolate.

The accused in the case has been identified as Anamullah Khan, who used to stay alone at north Mumbai suburb of Kandivali (West). On the day of the tragic incident, the girl was playing when the accused lured the girl to his residence on the pretext of giving her chocolate and later raped her. The accused after committing the crime left the girl and ran away. The girl narrated the entire incident to her parents after reaching her residence.