Minor girl sexually abused by autorickshaw driver

A seven-year-old girl student was allegedly sexually abused by an autorickshaw driver before being dropped at her house from school at Nampally here, police said Sunday.

The incident took place on Saturday when she was alone in the vehicle, according to a complaint lodged by the girl's parents, they said.

The man had been detained and was being questioned after a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was registered against him, a police official said.

(With inputs from agencies.)