Youth in Belthangady enters neighbor's bathroom, sexually harasses woman taking bath
Belthangady: Dharmasthala Police have taken legal action against a young man accused of entering his neighbor's bathroom and subjecting her to sexual harassment while she was taking a bath.
The youngster, who is identified as Manoj OR, forced entry into the bathroom in his neighbor's house and started misbehaving with her, but escaped from the bathroom as the lady raised an alarm and the people in the house rushed to investigate, the complainant has told the police.
Acting upon the complaint filed in this regard, local police have officially initiated proceedings against Manoj. A formal case has been registered in connection with the incident, and a thorough investigation is currently underway.
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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.
