A case has been registered against the shopkeeper under 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.
A medical checkup of the boy and the girl was conducted at the Ahmednagar Civil Hospital following which the accused was detained and sent to an observation home, the police official said. (Photo: Representational)
Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh): In another appalling case from Bijnor, a shopkeeper in Dhampur District allegedly molested a minor girl.
The incident came to light when the family members of the 9-year-old girl filed a complaint against the shopkeeper for allegedly touching the minor inappropriately at his shop when she had gone to buy some candles for home.
According to the family members, the accused had tried to molest her before.
The child has been admitted to the Bijnor District Hospital for a medical examination.
However, the accused is on the run.
The case has been registered under 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.
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