Mangaluru: POCSO case filed over sexual harassment of minor girl

Mangaluru: A shop owner at Kavoor was pestering a minor girl, who used to come to his shop to buy things, to speak to him over phone. In addition, he barged into the house of minor girl, when no one was around and tried to outrage her modesty.

Mustafa (35), resident of Panjimogaru and owner of the shop is the accused. A case under POCSO is registered against the accused at the women’s police station.

The victim minor girl lives with her mother in a rented house. She used to go to the accused man’s shop to buy vegetables. He used to force her to call him over the phone and speak. But the girl ignored him.

The mother of the victim, once called the accused for some work. He had saved her number and used to call her and speak to her using profanity.

On July 8, when the minor girl was alone at home, Mustafa is alleged to have barged into the house and tried to outrage the modesty of the girl and also threatened her with life if she confides the same to her mother or anyone else.

Women police station personnel are investigating further.