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Man booked under Pocso Act in Chennai

CHENNAI: Police arrested a 39-year-old man on Thursday for allegedly sexually harassing a minor girl through video calls. He was booked under the Pocso Act.

Police said K Karthikeyan, had befriended the girl and started talking with her through video calls.

During these video calls, the accused had allegedly been sexually harassed the girl over a period.

The girl’s parents registered a police complaint based on which the accused was arrested on Thursday and remanded in judicial custody on Friday.

(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)

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