BHOPAL: Two minors, who had been stalking and harassing a 15-year-old girl in Gautam Nagar locality for the past one month, were booked on Friday after the matter was reported to Gautam Nagar police on Friday evening.
SHO Gautam Nagar SI Sourabh Pandey said that the 15-year-old girl, a resident of Gautam Nagar area, is a student of class 11. The two minor accused reside near her house and had been harassing her for more than a month. They would follow her whenever she stepped outside her home and passed obscene comments at her. Recently, one of the minors somehow managed to get her mobile number and started sending her obscene messages over the phone. When the girl protested, the accused hurled abuses at her and threatened her.
The girl narrated her ordeal to her parents who later reported the matter to Gautam Nagar police on Friday evening. The accused were booked under sections of the IPC and POCSO Act.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
