Juvenile detained for sexual assault of 9-year-old boy in Meerut; POCSO case registered

A 16-year-old juvenile has been detained and charged under the POCSO Act for allegedly sexually assaulting a nine-year-old boy at a mosque in the Shahpeer Gate area.

Police on Saturday detained a juvenile in a case involving alleged sexual assault of a nine-year-old boy here, officials said.

A case has been registered in this connection under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at Kotwali police station, according to an official statement.

Police said a resident of Shahpeer Gate area filed a complaint on May 22 stating that his nine-year-old son had gone to a mosque to offer prayers.

It is alleged that during this time, a juvenile (aged 16) took the boy from the mosque to the rooftop of an adjacent madrasa complex and sexual assaulted him.

Based on the complaint, a case was registered under the POCSO Act, and the juvenile was detained, police said, adding that process has been initiated to produce the accused before the Juvenile Justice Board.