Gwalior Man Arrested Under POCSO For Allegedly Abusing Minor Sisters

A young man has been arrested in Mohangarh village in Bhitarwar, Gwalior, after allegations that he lured two minor sisters with biscuits and namkeen, picked them up in his lap and committed an obscene act with them near a temple outside their house, police said.

The case came to light after the two girls raised an alarm. Their mother rushed to the spot on hearing them, after which the accused fled from there. Following the family’s complaint, police registered a case under the relevant sections of the POCSO Act and arrested the accused.

The incident is said to have taken place on Monday evening. According to the complaint, two girls aged 6 and 7, from a family living in Mohangarh, were playing near a temple built outside their house. At that time, Bhagwan Singh Batham, who is also a resident of the village, reached the spot.

It is alleged that Batham tempted the two children by offering them namkeen and biscuits, called them close to him, lifted them in his lap and then committed an obscene act with them.

During the alleged act, both girls got scared and started shouting loudly. Their mother heard their cries and immediately came to the spot. On seeing the woman coming towards him, the accused ran away from the place.

After the incident, other family members also reached the spot. Later in the night, the family went to Bhitarwar police station and gave a complaint to the police.

Acting on the complaint filed by the girls’ mother, police registered a case against the accused under the relevant provisions of the POCSO Act. Considering the seriousness of the matter, a police team began searching for the accused under the supervision of SDOP Gagan Hanwat and police station in-charge Balbir Mabai.

On Tuesday morning, police arrested Bhagwan Singh Batham from a threshing yard located near the village. Police are producing the accused before the court.

SDOP Gagan Hanwat said a complaint had been received regarding an obscene act with two girls. He said that on the basis of the complaint, a case was immediately registered under the POCSO Act and the accused was arrested.