The 88-year-old man was arrested on a complaint from the mother of a young girl under sections 6 (aggravated penetrative sexual assault)
Digital Desk: According to authorities, an 88-year-old man was discovered hanging at his house on Thursday, a day after he was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a little girl. There was no suicide note found. According to police, the incident began about 10.30 a.m. when a PCR call was made reporting a man discovered hanging from a ceiling fan in his home, prompting a police response. "He was brought to a neighbouring hospital, where he was dead on arrival," a police official added. The cause of the suicide is unknown." Also Read: 25,000 government jobs – Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, cabinet’s first announcement The 88-year-old man was arrested on a complaint from the mother of a young girl under sections 6 (aggravated penetrative sexual assault) of the POCSO Act and section 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code, according to police. “The FIR was registered on Wednesday evening. He was not found at his house when a police team had gone to question him at the time,” said a police officer, requesting anonymity. In the FIR, the woman, who works as a labourer, alleged, “My daughter… informed me at 7 am that our neighbour had called her to his house on March 15 on the pretext of giving her sweets and then raped her. She said that on earlier occasions too, he had sexually assaulted her. He had threatened to kill her if she reported him to anyone.” "On the basis of the complaint, a FIR was launched... on Wednesday," said Gurgaon police spokesperson Subhash Boken.
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