Hyderabad, June 1 -- A man was booked under the Prevention of Children against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly cheating a 16-year-old girl on the pretext of marriage in Mancherial on Sunday, May 31.

Initially a case of kidnapping was registered by the police based on a complaint filed by the girl's father who said that she went missing on May 26.

According to Mancherial police, the convict, identified as Tungapindi Bhaskar was working as a staffer at a restaurant who eloped with the class 9 girl.

Addressing the media, Chennur Circle Inspector, Bhansilal said, "Bhaskar had kept the girl in a room for two days after eloping from Chennur."

He added that 26-year-old Bhaskar had come in contact with the girl two months ago, "He l...