He was influenced by social media…
On Sunday, a nine-year-old boy was detained for allegedly sexually assaulting a three-year-old girl in Pune's Kondhwa.
The boy was produced before the Juvenile Justice Board, which permitted bail and gave custody to his parents for now. They claimed to have been influenced by social media.
According to the police, the children's families know each. They were long-time residents of the same neighborhood; the boy is a Class III student at a local school and the girl used to call him elder brother. The alleged sexual assault took place near the girl's home.
The girl told her mother what happened. The mother then called the police.
The girl was questioned in the presence of a representative of a child rights body.
Sexual assault charges - under the stringent Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and the new criminal laws have been filed.
Edited By: Tanvi Walia
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