Jharkhand: Jail warden arrested for attempting to molest minor

A jail warden in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur has been arrested for allegedly attempting to molest a minor, police said on Wednesday. The accused, warden of Ghaghidih jail, was apprehended on the charge of attempting to sexually assault a nine-year-old girl in Sitaramdera police station area on Tuesday, they said.

He allegedly lured the girl, who was playing with her friends in Sitaramdera locality, and took her to the roof of a three-storey building and attempted to molest the minor, a police officer said.

The family members of the girl and locals reportedly clashed with a few police personnel in front of the flat of the accused later on Tuesday.