NAGPUR: Ganeshpeth police have registered a case against a 31-year-old man for allegedly sexually assaulting an 14-year-old girl at a lodge near Cotton Market and subsequently at his residence in Nagpur.

According to the police complaint, the accused was known to the minor girl. Between November 8 and 9, the girl’s mother was admitted to Daga Hospital following childbirth.

Taking advantage of the situation, the accused allegedly took the girl to a hotel on the pretext of having a meal. During this period, he allegedly sexually assaulted her at a lodge near Cotton Market and later at his residence opposite Ganeshpeth bus stop.

The matter came to light following a complaint, based on which Ganeshpeth police registered a case under Section 64(2)(m) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with Sections 4 and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.