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65-year old arrested for attempting to molest 9-yr old girl in Coimbatore

Wednesday, Jan 9, 2013, 0:49 IST | Place: Coimbatore | Agency: PTI

A 65-year-old man was arrested at a village in nearby Tirupur district for allegedly trying to molest a nine year-old girl, police said.

A 65-year-old man was arrested at a village in nearby Tirupur district for allegedly trying to molest a nine year-old girl, police said.

They said the man, manning a public toilet at Anupparpalayam village, tried to molest her after she went inside. The girl ran out and informed her father, who lodged a complaint with police.

He was later produced before a court, which remanded him to 14 days judicial custody. The man was later lodged in the Central prision here, police said.