Chennai Man Records Obscene Act With Kid On Pen Camera To Blackmail, Arrested

Chennai: A man was arrested on Thursday at Adambakkam for sexually harassing a 10-year-old kid. The accused was identified as Vinoth Kumar (28) who runs a car wash center in Adambakkam.

According to the police, the boy who was playing in front of his house was kidnapped by Vinoth on Thursday evening at Ambedkar Nagar. The boy was taken to a secluded place and Vinoth tried to take off the boy's clothes. When he screamed, the accused slapped the boy and touched his private parts.

However, the boy managed to escape from him and reached his house. He complained to his mother about the man's indecent act.

After a confrontation with the accused, the boy's parents lodged a complaint at the Adambakkam police station. Based on their complaint, the police filed a case under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The police started investigating the matter.

Preliminary investigaion revealed that Vinoth used a pen spy camera to record the entire incident so he can make money by threatening the boy's parents. The accused was arrested and the police seized the pen camera. He was produced before Alandhur court.

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