Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Dec 13: A student who allegedly cajoled a minor girl to accompany him and took her away stands arrested. Police personnel of Urva station here arrested him. They have registered case under different provisions of Indian Penal Code relating to abduction, and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
The arrested student happens to be Mallesh (19) from Uppala, who is studying in a college in the city. He had come in contact with a 17-year-old girl of north Karnataka origin. It is said that he talked to the girl and convinced her to come with him. The parents of the girl had filed complaint in Urva police station about abduction.
The police who found the whereabouts of the student and the girl, have brought them back. As the girl happens to be a minor, the student has been charged for abduction and under POCSO provisions, the police said.