12 minors molested, man arrested

A 30-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly sexually assaulting more than 12 girls in and around Navi Mumbai. The accused had been on the run for over a year, police said.

“The Navi Mumbai crime branch had been trying to trace him. He was arrested from Mira Road,” said a police officer. The accused used to lure away minor girls playing outside their houses on false pretexts, police said.