Maharashtra Police said on Monday that a watchman of a residential complex in Palghar’s Virar area was thrashed by some people and paraded naked on the streets for allegedly molesting a minor girl. 

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Police said that the watchman allegedly molested the minor girl on Sunday night in Bolinj in the township. The 22-year-old guard was beaten up by a mob which included several women.

Senior Inspector Appar Saheb Lengre of Arnala police station said the watchman sustained injuries after the public beating and he has been admitted to a hospital for treatment. The police have booked him under section 354 (assault to outrage modesty) and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.