Itanagar, Apr 4: A man has been arrested on Friday for allegedly molesting a minor suffering from autism spectrum, police said.
The case came to light, when a case was registered at Itanagar women police station here.
The accused, identified as Jite Bui, and a resident of West Siang district has been arrested by the authorities, they said.
According to police, the girl resides with her stepsister in Itanagar. Her family informed the authorities that Jite had molested her.
The victim alleged that Jite had sexually molested her on two separate occasions.
As per procedure, the girl was taken to the Chief Judicial Magistrate's (CJM) court on Friday for recording her statement.
"Given that the victim is an autistic child, a special educator is required to be present during the statement recording. However, Arunachal Pradesh does not have a government-appointed special educator at present,” officials said.
To ensure compliance with legal protocol, the investigating officer hired a private special educator to assist in the matter, an official said.
Police became aware of the case four days ago but were unable to proceed with the statement recording due to the unavailability of a special educator. (NewsFy)
