Man sexually assaults 8-year-old in Faridabad arrested

Faridabad, Dec 27 (PTI) A 55-year-old man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl living in the same building as him here, police said Friday.
     The incident happened when the girl's parents were out at work on Thursday evening, Faridabad Police said.
     The family of the victim live on the ground floor of the building, while the accused on the second floor -- both as tenants.
     According to police, the girl's maternal uncle came to her house on Thursday. After he called her several times, the girl allegedly came down from the second floor of the building where accused Uday lived.
     The girl, then, allegedly described the sexual assault, following which the minor's parents came home and approached the police.
     A police team reached the spot. After the girl was given counselling, an FIR was registered against the accused under The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, police said.
     Later in the night, police arrested the man. A senior police officer said police are interrogating him.

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