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Man booked for sexually harassing minor

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Press Trust of India Hyderabad
A man has been booked on the charge of sexually harassing a 13-year-old girl at her house in SR Nagar here, police said today.

The alleged incident occurred last night when the girl, a class VII student, was alone at her house when one Riyaz entered her house, S R Nagar police station sub-inspector Naresh Kumar said, adding Riyaz fled after seeing the girl's mother.

A complaint was lodged against Riyaz, a driver, under section 354A (sexual harassment) of IPC and relevant sections of POCSO Act.

Efforts are on to nab him.

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First Published: Jan 08 2017 | 9:22 PM IST

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