A six-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a youth at a shelter home near Bangla Sahib Gurdwara here, police said today.
According to police, the accused, identified as Jasbir (23), has been arrested and booked under relevant sections of IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act.
The incident was reported in the evening yesterday after the accused allegedly lured the girl with a chocolate and took her to a nearby park where he tried to force himself upon her.
The girl was living at the shelter home with her maternal grandmother for around the past six months while Jasbir who, too, was staying at the said home, worked there as a sweeper, said a police official.