Salem (TN): An 18-year-old boy was arrested today for allegedly sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl at nearby Mettutherunam, police said.
The incident occurred last evening when the girl was returning home from school. The teenager took her to a nearby field and allegedly raped her.
The girl went home crying to her parents who then filed a complaint at an all-woman police station.
A case was registered against the boy under Section 3 and 4 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and he was arrested this morning, they said.
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The child has been admitted to the government hospital here.
