Bhopal: An 18-year-old girl was allegedly assaulted and sexually harassed by a youth in public view in Kolar on Thursday night.
Investigating officer SI Preksha Maurya said, survivor, 18, in her complaint stated that on Thursday evening she had gone out.
Around 7.30 pm, when she was walking towards her home, the accused, who stays close to her home, passed lewd comments at her.
SI Maurya said, when the survivor protested and requested him to stop passing lewd comments, he allegedly grabbed her hand and sexually harassed her. The accused friends also tried to stop him, but he ignored and assaulted the girl.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
