Bantwal, Sept 20: The Bantwal Town police have arrested three persons, including a 65-year-old man, on the charge of sexually assaulting a minor girl. They have been booked under Indian Penal Code as well as Pocso Act.
An official communique here gave the names of the accused as Razak, 36, Shekabba, 65, and Navaz, 21, all residents of Goodinabali in the town.
The victim is an eight-year-old girl who was staying with her grandmother in Goodinabali. She is a Class 4 student in a private school.
The three accused sexually assaulted her at different locations on Wednesday, the girl complained to the police from her hospital bed in Mangaluru, according to the police.
The police have registered cases under sections 376 and 506 of the IPC and sections 3, 8 and 12 of the Pocso Act.
Condemning the incident, the Women India Movement (WIM) has urged police to act tough against the accused. “While accused in rape cases get bail, the possibilities of recurrence of such cases increase. Hence, the police should consider cases of sexual assaults very seriously,” said Nasriya Bellary, president, WIM
Earlier, a delegation of the Social Democratic Party of India submitted a memorandum to city police commissioner T R Suresh, demanding arrest of the accused
Bantwal committee president of SDPI Monish Ali said that justice should be served to the 8-year-old girl and suitable compensation should be provided to her. “Even when women are coming forward in all fields, the number of sexual assault cases against them is increasing by the day,” he said.
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