Nagpur man held for harassing minor student, threatening her brother with knife
Wathoda police have booked Ram Sonkusare for molestation and under the POCSO Act after he allegedly harassed a minor girl over one-sided love; he has been arrested.
Nagpur: A minor student was molested and her brother was threatened at knifepoint over one-sided love, and Wathoda police have registered a case against the accused, Ram Sonkusare. Sonkusare has been arrested.
Sonkusare has a criminal background. He knows the minor and had been harassing her for several days. On October 10, he stopped her on the road as she was going to college, held her hand and asked her to be in a relationship with him. When she refused, he swallowed tar pellets.
Distressed, the girl changed her mobile number and began taking a different route to and from college. To get the new number, Sonkusare threatened her brother at knifepoint. After obtaining the number from him, he again began phoning the girl and threatening her.
The girl, in distress, filed a complaint at Bhandewadi police station. Police have registered a case under the molestation provisions and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Cases were found to have been registered against Sonkusare earlier as well.
The girl and her family are in a state of fear after the incident.
