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80-year-old man arrested for allegedly molesting minor girl in Maharashtra
The man, who claimed to be a spiritual healer, allegedly called the girl to his house on the pretext of giving her a taveez on Thursday afternoon and molested her, police said.
Published on: Aug 17, 2018, 22:01:16 IST
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An 80-year-old man from Kalyan in the district was on Friday arrested for allegedly molesting a ten-year-old girl.
Yunus Sayyed, resident of Ambivili, was booked under section 354 of IPC (molestation) and relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), police said.
Sayeed, who claimed to be spiritual healer, used to give ‘taveez’ (sacred thread).
He allegedly called the girl to his house on the pretext of giving her a taveez on Thursday afternoon and molested her, police said.
He was on Friday arrested after the girl’s mother approached police.
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