CRPF constable arrested for trying to outrage girl's modesty

A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable has been arrested for allegedly attempting to outrage the modesty of a 14-year-old girl at CRPF Campus in Chandrayangutta areain Hyderabad, the police said here on Tuesday.

The accused Mukesh G, (24), a native of Rajasthan, who had come to the campus three months ago for training, allegedly caught hold of the girl, who is a CRPF sub-inspector's daughter on December 27 when she was alone and attempted to outrage her modesty, a police officer said.

However, the girl raised an alarm and her mother rushed to her rescue, Chandrayangutta Police Station Inspector N Rama Rao said. The girl's parents lodged a police complaint on December 28 after which, the accused was charged with wrongful confinement, assault and using criminal force on woman with intent to outrage her modesty, besides relevant sections of the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
A case was registered against the CRPF constable after which he was arrested yesterday and sent to judicial remand, the police officer said.