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Poonamallee: Man held under Pocso for sexually abusing daughter

Police subsequently registered a case under the Pocso Act and arrested the accused. He is being further questioned.

DT NEXT Bureau

CHENNAI: A man was arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act after his 17-year-old daughter accused him of sexually abusing her over the past three years, police said.

The victim, a college student from Poonamallee, reportedly informed her mother that her father had been subjecting her to repeated sexual abuse. Following this, a complaint was lodged with the Poonamallee All Women Police Station.

Based on the complaint, police registered a case and launched an investigation. During the inquiry, officials found that the accused had allegedly been sexually abusing the girl for the past three years.

Police subsequently registered a case under the Pocso Act and arrested the accused. He is being further questioned.

The investigation is under way.

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