THANE: A man has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a nine-year-old girl in Bhayandar town of Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Thursday.
Based on CCTV footages, the MBVV police arrested Kalpesh Deore (30), a resident of Kandivali, from Nalla Sopara last week, an official said.
An offence under section 376 (rape) of the IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was registered against the accused for allegedly sexually abusing the victim on April 18, deputy commissioner of police (Crime) Dr Mahesh Patil said.
During the probe, it was found that the accused had 18 such offences registered against him at police stations in different parts of Mumbai, it was stated.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
