In another incident of sexual abuse, a Home Guard of Havildar rank has been arrested by police for making an attempt to sexually assault a minor girl at the training centre for Home Guards in Parua under Tezpur Police Station in Sonitpur district, police said.
The incident took place on Tuesday morning at around 7.30 am in the Home Guard Training Centre.
Bipin Baishya, a 59-year-old Home Guard Havildar, made attempt to sexually assault the minor girl, who is the daughter of one of his colleagues.
The accused hails from Belshar Jagma village of Nalbari district.
Additional Superintendent of Police, Sonitpur, Numal Mahatta informed that the family members of the victim girl lodged a case at Tezpur Police Station after the incident and police have arrested the accused acting on a case (No 818/18 lodged on April 24,2018) under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act, 2012.
Mahatta informed that the Home Guard has been arrested for making an attempt to sexually assault the girl.
Baishya has been sent to judicial custody after being produced at Tezpur court in the afternoon, Mahatta said.
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