Three arrested for repeatedly sexually harassing 14-year-old school girl in Mangaluru's Gurupura
Police Commissioner says larger network operating in the area to harass young women
Mangaluru: Local police on Saturday arrested three people for repeatedly sexually harassing a 14-year-old schoolgirl. The incident was reported from the outskirts of the city located at Gurupur.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mohammed Muneer (28) a resident of Bantwal Taluk, Tausif, and Sadik both residents of Kaikamba.
Speaking to reporters after the arrests were made, city’s Police Commissioner N Shashikumar on Saturday added that Muneer is the prime accused in the case while the other two have been arrested for lending support to him in sexually harassing the minor girl. He further added that the police were looking out for more accused in the case.
The Commissioner added “In the Gurupur-Kaikamba area there are groups of youngsters who target school students and young women. At first, they make friends with them, offer chocolates and other items to them and then sexually harass them. There is a vast-spread network behind this and we have launched an intense investigation into the matter”.
“Muneer who is the prime accused in the case used to roam around the school and lure students and young girls with gifts to attract them and befriend them. He then used to exchange numbers with them and ask them for their private pictures and videos. After acquiring the photos and videos he used to ask the girls for sexual favors and threaten them to post their pictures and videos on social media platforms upon their rejection hence leading to sexual harassment of the girls” Shashikumar said during the press conference at his office.
A case in this regard was registered at the women's police station in the city after the parents of the girls came to know about the harassment. Three people have now been arrested and further investigations are underway. Muneer, according to the police works as a driver while the other two arrested accused also have criminal records against their names.
Police Commissioner Shashikumar also urged women and girls who have been victims of such incidents and harassments, to come forward and report it to the police as the initial investigations have revealed that several girls and women were targeted by the accused in the Gurupura locality.
Local residents of Gurupura have also acknowledged the presence of such groups of youngsters who lure women and girls by living a luxurious life and roaming around in luxurious cars. The locals also said the groups sometimes also use rented luxury cars to impress girls and lure them and befriend them.
College students, girls, and women whose husbands live abroad are the primary target of these groups. They exchange numbers trap them under the guise of a love affair and sexually exploit them. They then make videos of them and blackmail the victims, who, out of fear give away money and gold to the abusers, locals added.
They also said such groups enjoy support from powerful people of the area.
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Brothers awaiting board exam results drown in canal
Erode (Tamil Nadu) (PTI): Minor brothers who were awaiting their board exam results have drowned in a canal in this district while spending their Summer holidays at their aunt's place, police said.
According to Arachalure Police, Santhosh, aged 17, and his younger brother Sanjai, aged 15, natives of Musiri village in Tiruchirapalli district, came to Gopaliparai hamlet near Arachalure to their Aunt's house a couple of days ago after writing their annual 12th and 10th examinations, respectively.
The police said on Friday that both boys went to the nearby Lower Bhavani Project canal to take a bath. It was alleged that while taking a bath, both boys went to a deeper area of the canal and went missing.
As they didn't return home, even two hours after they left, their aunt grew suspicious and informed the Fire and Rescue Services, Chennimalai. A rescue team from the department rushed to the spot. After a few minutes of searching, they located the dead bodies of the brothers and sent them to the hospital. Arachalure police registered a case of death due to drowning and are investigating.
