Bantwal, Oct 29: A schoolboy has been assaulted by a group of miscreants for resisting their alleged sexual advances at Kallaje village near Kadeshwalya in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district.
11-year-old Abdullah (name changed) was admitted to the government hospital in Bantwal after the attack which created a mild tension in the village. The police have launched an investigation into the matter.
According to the victim, when he had gone to a shop in the village on Saturday evening, a few local residents including Umesh and Rajesh started sexually harassing him. When he resisted, they thrashed him. “They pulled my ear and slapped me. Then they hit on my head, arms and legs,” the victim revealed.
On receiving the information, Bantwal Rural police sub-inspector Prasanna visited the hospital on Sunday night. A complaint was registered based on the boy’s complaint.
Meanwhile, a delegation of Campus Front of India visited the boy in the hospital and urged the police to arrest the culprits under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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what ever they may be which ever criminal group may hey belongs to first catch them and thrash from top to bottom. Then only police custody - find out which group they belongs to first.
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