Amravati, July 28 -- A 20-year-old man from Amravti city in Maharashtra has been booked for allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl after befriending her on social media and allegedly luring her with a promise of marriage, police said on Tuesday.
The case has been registered at Gadgenagar Police Station under relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).According to police, the accused allegedly established contact with the Class X student through social media, gained her trust and sexually assaulted her on the pretext of marriage.
The incident came to light after the victim's family approached the police and lodged a complaint. Police said an FIR has bee...