BHOPAL: A 14-year-old girl was allegedly stalked and sexually harassed by a youth in Gautam Nagar locality.
Police said that survivor, a student of class 7, stated in her complaint that the accused resides close to her home and was stalking her for past four months and was also pressurizing her to be his friend.
The girl kept mum initially but fed up of the regular harassment, she narrated her ordeal to her family members who approached Gautam Nagar police on Saturday to lodge a complaint. Police registered a case under sections of IPC and POCSO Act against the accused, who is also suspected to be a minor.
In another incident from the same locality, an 18-year-old girl was allegedly stalked by a youth after she refused his marriage proposal last month.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)