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Six-year-old boy sexually assault near Mumbai railway track

Mumbai, Apr 16 (UNI) A six-year-old boy was allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted by a 22-year-old man, police said here on Wednesday.
According to police, the victim was abducted and was sexually assaulted in the bushes near BPT railway tracks adjacent to Wadala Railway Station in south Central Mumbai between 1:05 PM and 3:15 PM on April 15, and on the same night an offence was registered under Sections 137(2), 115(2), and 351(3) of BNS along with Sections 4, 6, and 8 of the POCSO Act.
The accused, identified as Gulfraz Jiul Alam (22), who worked as a labourer alongside the victim’s father, is a resident of Katihar, in Bihar, and was immediately arrested after the offence was registered, police further said.
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