1 held for molesting live-in partner’s 10-yr-old daughter

Ludhiana: Police have arrested a 45-year-old man for molesting his live-in partner’s 10-year-old daughter. Police said that the woman witnessed the incident and raised an alarm. The accused made an attempt to escape but was nabbed.
Police filed a case on the complaint of the woman under sections 74 (assault or criminal force to deter woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 76 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe) of BNS and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

The 30-year-old complainant told the police that she and her daughter have been living with the accused for the past six years. She said that she chanced upon the accused molesting her daughter on the night of August 22.
She said that he ran away from the house when she raised an alarm.
The woman said that she spoke to her family members, who asked her to get a police case filed. The accused, a tailor, has been arrested. Investigations revealed that the accused had molested the minor for the first time.