Mangaluru:  A head constable here has been charged with harassing a minor girl through phone, city Commissioner of Police N Shashi Kumar said on Wednesday.

The accused was arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act following a complaint from the child welfare committee, Kumar told reporters here.

Hesaid the head constablehad taken the mobile phone number of the girl who had come to a police station along with her parentsto lodge a complaint of harassment from another person. The constable had later harassed her by calling her mobile number and texting her. So, he was booked under the Act, the Ccommissioner said.