(Representational Image) (Representational Image)Days after two Kashmiri snowshoe racers arrived to a warm welcome in Saranac Lake, one of them, 24-year-old Tanveer Hussain, was arrested on the charge of sexually abusing a minor in the village in the state of New York. Charles Potthast Jr, Chief of Police, Saranac Lake, said Hussain was arrested and remanded in jail. “The charges stem from Hussain engaging in a passionate kiss with the 12-year-old victim,” Saranac Lake police department said in a statement. Barrett, who was appointed by a town court to represent Hussain, has filed a not-guilty plea on Hussain’s behalf. The court has remanded Hussain to the Essex County Jail in Lewis in lieu of $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 bond.

Source: Indian Express March 02, 2017 22:41 UTC