UP: Man held for sexually molesting 8-year-old niece

A 40-year-old man was arrested for allegedly sexually molesting his minor niece here on Sunday, police said.

The eight-year-old victim narrated the ordeal to her mother on Saturday following which she filed a complaint and the man was arrested, SHO (Sikandarpur) Dinesh Pathak said A case has been registered against the accused under sections of the IPC and POCSO Act, Pathak said, adding that he has been sent to jail.