Ballia (UP), Nov 9 An 11-year-old boy has been detained for allegedly sexually assaulting a three-and-a-half-year-old child in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district, police said on Monday.
The incident took place on Sunday evening in a village under the Nagra police station area, when the accused allegedly lured the child to an orchard nearby and sexually assaulted him, Superintendent of Police Iraj Raja said.
The child’s family members were busy preparing for Diwali when the incident took place, police said.
Raja said a case was registered against the 11-year-old boy under relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on the basis of a complaint lodged by the child’s mother.
The accused has been taken into custody and necessary legal proceedings are underway, the SP said.
(PTI News)
