Jammu, February 14 A 27-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor girl on the outskirts of Jammu, police said.
The girl was safely recovered and provided necessary medical assistance as per legal protocol, a police spokesperson said.
He identified the arrested man as Arjun Lakhotra, a resident of Bishnah, and said a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has been registered against him.
Legal proceedings against the accused have been initiated as per law, the spokesperson said.
Meanwhile, police also recovered a man for kidnapping a minor girl from the village of Sirah-Kotla in Kakryal in the Reasi district on Saturday.
The minor was abducted about eight days ago by her neighbor, Sahil Ali, who was also arrested during the operation, the spokesman said.
