Bengaluru: A 54-year-old man was arrested by the Chandra Layout police after he allegedly sexually abused a six-year-old girl. The accused is identified as Abdul Ghani. The police said that the girl was suffering from fever and her parents had left her alone at home and had gone for work on Sunday. The accused, who lives next door, on the pretext of giving bread to the girl had gone to her house. Later, he took the girl to his house where he allegedly sexually abused her.
“The incident came to light after the girl’s parents returned home and took the girl to hospital. The doctors, who examined her, told her parents that the girl was sexually abused and later the parents filed a complaint. Based on the statement of the girl, the accused was arrested. He has been booked under the provisions of the POCSO Act,” the police said.
