Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru

Mangaluru, Dec 8: Surathkal police have arrested a man for giving sexual harassment to a minor boy and have registered a POCSO case against him.

The arrested accused is Mohammad Ismail, owner of Hani Fashion Shop & General Store located near Chokkabettu Jumma Masjid in Surathkal.

It is stated that a class 6 boy had gone to the shop on Saturday to buy chocolates, when the accused allegedly locked him inside a room in the shop, tied the boy’s hands and legs with a rope, and sexually harassed him.

Based on a complaint filed by the distressed boy’s mother, a case has been registered under Sections 351(2) and 127(2) of the BNS as per the POCSO Act. Acting swiftly, Surathkal police station inspector Pramod Kumar and his team arrested the accused and presented him before the court. The court has sent the accused to judicial custody.

It has also come to light that he is a local leader of a political party.