Hyderabad, Oct 17 (PTI) A 26-year-old supervisor at a state-run Children’s Home for Boys in Saidabad was arrested for “sexually assaulting" a 10-year-old boy and is suspected of abusing seven other inmates, police said on Friday.

Based on a complaint filed by the boy’s mother, a case was registered under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on October 11, following which the supervisor was taken into custody.

“During investigations, it was found that he had sexually assaulted eight minors, including the 10-year-old boy, over the past six months to a year," a police official said.

The police have registered three cases against the supervisor, who is currently in jail.

The 10-year-old boy had been admitted to the home as a child in need of care

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