Chennai: A 17-year-old boy was detained at children’s home in Chengalpet for molesting his eight-year-old cousin.
According to the police, the girl, a resident of Nesapakkam, had gone to her aunt’s house in R A Puram to spend summer vacation where she was abused by her teenager cousin.
A student of class three, the victim returned home and complained to her mother about pain in her private parts. Following this, the incident came to light, and the family registered a complaint at Vadapalani all women’s police station.
The boy was subsequently sent to a home at Chengalpet.