Hyderabad: The Santoshnagar police on Tuesday arrested a 19-year-old man for allegedly molesting an eight-year-old girl in his house.
The accused, identified as P. Balaprasad, works at the Santhoshnagar Big Bazaar.
Balaprasad allegedly lured the victim with chocolates and took her to his house and misbehaved with her, said the police.
Santhoshnagar SI Mutyam Reddy said Balaprasad knew the girl since they were neighbours. “The girl was alone in her house as her parents had gone out. The accused then asked her if she wanted chocolate.
He then took the child to his house and grabbed her and forcefully kissed her,” said the SI. The traumatised girl later told her parents that Balaprasad had misbehaved with her. They then app-roached the police.
Balaprasad lives with his parents at New Santoshnagar colony. Cops have booked a case against him Section 354 (for outraging the modesty of a woman) and have arrested him.
