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Jaiprakash Sharma, in-charge of Amalai police station, said that the student studying in class ninth alleged that due to constant teasing, she stopped going to school.
A youth has been arrested for molesting a 14-year-old girl student in Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh. A senior police officer gave this information on Sunday.
Jaiprakash Sharma, in-charge of Amalai police station, said that the student studying in class ninth alleged that due to constant teasing, she stopped going to school. According to Sharma, the student informed her family members about this, after which they lodged a complaint at the police station.
The 22-year-old accused allegedly harassed the girl and also tried to hold her hand, he said. According to Sharma, the police have registered a case against the accused under sections 74 (assault or use of criminal force on a woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Indian Code of Justice (BNS), 78 (stalking) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and sexual assault. A case was registered on Saturday under the Protection of Children from Crime (POCSO) Act.
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