A youth allegedly tried to molest a seven-year-old girl today but was thrashed by locals before
being arrested.
The youth allegedly tried to molest the girl while she was crossing the railway tracks in the afternoon, a senior
Railway Police official said.
Some locals at the BG Yard locality noticed the incident. They caught hold of the accused and assaulted him
before handing him over to the Railway police.
However, the accused denied the charge saying he had tried to stop the girl from crossing the tracks as a train was
approaching.
The girl, who stays in a nearby area, has been sent for medical check-up.
Railway police were interrogating the accused.
———————PTI