New Delhi Sep 20 (IANS) A 20-year-old private tutor has been arrested here for allegedly molesting a minor girl police said on Tuesday.
Police said the incident occurred on Monday in Ganesh Nagar area when the 11-year-old girl a Class 5 student was going to a grocery shop. The accused Mohammad Hazrat is her neighbour.
Hazrat dragged her inside his house -- a rented accommodation -- when he saw her outside and molested her. The girl however raised an alarm. Sensing trouble Hazrat escaped from his house a senior police officer said.
"The victim revealed the episode to her mother and her parents informed police " the police officer added.
Hazrat has been booked under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act.
--IANS
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