Yogesh K Porwar
The Vidyaranyapura police on Monday arrested a 70-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh for sodomising a minor boy who had visited a temple near-by .
The arrested is Ram Manohar,native of UP and residing in BEL Layout was booked under various sections of POCSO act and remanded to judicial custody.
Senior officer told reporters the accused Manohar sold puja-related materials on a pushcart outside a temple under the Vidyaranyapura police station .
During probe it was revealed that the victim aged around 11 years resided near-by,had visited the temple and returning home after collecting prasada.
The accused lured the victim on the pretext of offering snacks took him to an isolated area and sexually assaulted him, the police said.
The victim went home and narrated the incident with his parents.The shocked parents reached out to the police and a case was registered.
The boy was subjected to the medical examination and counselling for further investigations.