Chandigarh, March 31 -- Patiala police have arrested an auto rickshaw driver on the charge of criminally assaulting a 12-year-old girl in August last year, police said on Monday.
Police told media that the accused used to drop her off school daily. The matter came to light when the girl's health began
to deteriorate and the medical examination revealed that she was pregnant.
On the family's complaint, police filed a case against the auto rickshaw driver under Protection of Children against Sexual Offences (POCSO) and arrested him.
Further investigation was underway, police said.
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