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Bengaluru: A 44-year-old man has been arrested for sexually assaulting the minor daughter of a friend, police said.
The Madanayakanahalli police said that the suspect, Ravi, a resident of Totada Guddadahalli, had lent a small amount to the girl's father. When there was a delay in repaying the loan, Ravi started visiting his house and even befriended his daughter, a police officer overseeing the investigation said.
In August, Ravi allegedly went to the girl’s house in the absence of her parents and sexually assaulted her. Her family filed a complaint at the Bagalagunte police station.
A preliminary inquiry by the Bagalagunte police revealed that the incident occurred in the Madanayakanahalli limits, so the case was transferred there.
The police have booked Ravi under the Prevention of Children Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act as well as the SC/STs Atrocities Act. A court has remanded him in judicial custody.