CHENNAI: Vadapalani All Women Police have arrested a man under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly sexually abusing an eight-year-old girl in Kodambakkam.

The accused, Periyan, was booked under Sections 7 and 8 of the POCSO Act.

Police said the child’s mother, who separated from her husband six months ago, worked as a domestic help at the accused’s house and occasionally took her children with her.

The girl reportedly informed her father about the abuse on July 30, following which he lodged a complaint.

Based on the complaint, police registered a case, questioned the accused and arrested him.

He was produced before a magistrate and remanded in judicial custody.