3 months ago
1
The Anekal Police Station arrested a 65-year-old roadside vendor connected Saturday pursuing allegations of intersexual harassment involving astatine slightest 4 insignificant girls successful Anekal.
The accused has been identified arsenic Krishnamurthy, a stationery vendor and nonmigratory of Anekal. According to the police, helium allegedly utilized his roadside stall to lure children nether the pretext of offering chocolates and sweets.
The incidental came to airy aft a people 2 pupil informed her parents connected Friday that she had been inappropriately touched by the vendor. Acting connected the complaint, the parents instantly approached the police.
Based connected the complaint, the constabulary registered a lawsuit nether the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and took the accused into custody connected Saturday.
During the preliminary investigation, officials uncovered what they described arsenic a disturbing pattern. Krishnamurthy is alleged to person likewise targeted 3 different insignificant girls successful the aboriginal greeting hours, peculiarly aft their parents dropped them disconnected adjacent their school. Police said the accused allegedly exploited the spot of young children by offering them sweets, took them to isolated places and molested them.
The accused has been remanded to judicial custody. Further probe is nether mode to ascertain whether much children whitethorn person been affected.
