Bantwala: Sexual harassment allegation; Boy who opposes it assaulted
Bantwala, October 28: A team of miscreants assaulted a boy for opposing the sexual harassment against him at Kallaje near Kadeshivalaya in the taluk on Saturday. But it came to light very late.
The victim has been identified as 11-year-old son of Ibrahim of Kallaje. The injured boy was admitted to the government hospital. Bantwala police registered a case and investigating it.
About incident
When the boy had been to a shop, known persons Rajesh, Umesh and others tried to molest him. When he opposed it, he was beaten up, it was alleged in the complaint.
Bantwala Rural SI Prasanna visited the hospital and got the information. Based on the information, the police registered a case.
“A delegation of CFI visited the hospital and enquired the boy. Later, urged the police to book a case against the accused under POCSO Act”.
- Nabeel, CFI taluk president
“Because of the incident, she observes changes in his attitude. He is mentally and physically suffered. He is hesitating to speak”.
- Mother of the boy
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Kerala: Court imposes 41-year jail term on man for sexual assault of minor
Kozhikode (Kerala) (PTI): A Kerala court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 41 years in prison for sexually assaulting a minor boy near Valayam in 2021.
Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court judge K Naushad Ali sentenced 64-year-old Panchara Musa, also known as Ganapathiyat Musa, under various provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC), according to special public prosecutor Manoj Aroor.
As the sentences are to run concurrently, the convict will have to serve the highest term of 20 years’ imprisonment, SPP Aroor said. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 52,000 on Musa.
The incident took place in August 2021 when the accused allegedly took the 14-year-old boy to a bus stop in Valayam town and sexually assaulted him, the prosecutor said. The accused also gave Rs 50 to the boy, he added.
Following the incident, the boy and his father lodged a complaint at the Valayam police station.
A case under various provisions of the POCSO Act and the IPC was registered, and the accused was subsequently arrested, the SPP said.
The prosecution examined 16 witnesses and submitted 16 documents to substantiate its case against the accused, he added.
