Auto driver held for molesting 7-year-old girl in Chandigarh
The accused, Sandeep Kumar, was arrested after the girl revealed the incident to her mother after returning home from school
Hired three days ago by a couple to ferry their seven-year-old daughter to school, a 29-year-old auto-rickshaw driver has been arrested for molesting the child.
The accused, Sandeep Kumar, was arrested after the child revealed the incident to her mother after returning home from school. He is facing a case under Section 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
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