Daijiworld Media Network - Puttur (SP)
Puttur, Jul 24: A person stands arrested by the personnel of the town police station here. He has been accused of developing illicit relationship with a minor girl living in the outskirts of the town as a result of which she has conceived.
The arrested accused happens to be Anand, resident of Patali Colony at Bellare in the taluk. Anand is related to the girl and used to visit her home frequently. After the family of the girl observed worrisome changes in her health condition, they got her examined at the government hospital here, when they were told that the girl was carrying.
On the basis of the complaint made by the lady, a case under provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act has been registered. The accused was produced in court and remanded to judicial custody.