Karnal, Sept. 9 -- Police have registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act after a 16-year-old girl was found to be six months pregnant, with allegations that she was sexually assaulted at a local cafe.

An FIR was filed at the Karnal City police station on Monday following the complaint from Umesh Chanana, chairperson of the district's Child Welfare Committee (CWC). The committee was initially alerted by health authorities about the minor's pregnancy.

According to the official complaint, the girl stated before the Haryana State Child Rights Protection Commission and the CWC that she was sexually assaulted on multiple occasions by a man at a cafe located in the Mughal Canal area. She described the ...