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24-yr-old youth held for molesting 2 minor sisters

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 02 2014 | 11:12 PM IST
Three minor girls were allegedly molested by youths in two separate incidents in the city in the past 48 hours, police said today.
Two sisters, six and eight years of age, were allegedly kidnapped and molested yesterday by one Vanshilal (24) near Navjeevan Camp in the Govindpuri area of southeast Delhi.
Police has arrested the accused, who lives in the area with his family.
According to the police, Vanshilal lured the two girls to an isolated spot yesterday where he then molested them. It was the girls' father who caught the accused while looking for his daughters. He then handed Vanshilal over to the police.
The accused has been charged under Section 363 (kidnapping) of IPC and the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.
In a second incident, an eight-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and molested by a 19-year-old youth, identified as Firoj, in the Lodhi Colony area of south Delhi late on Tuesday night.
The accused, who lives with his family at Harijan Camp in the area, forcibly took the victim to a secluded area and molested her, police said.
The girl manage to escape and reported the matter to police following which the accused was arrested.

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First Published: Jan 02 2014 | 11:12 PM IST

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