Puttur: Two persons were nabbed by the police on 6th September, Wednesday for allegedly harassing a minor girl and were booked under POSCO Act.
The arrested accused have been identified as Harish, a resident of Koudichar in Puttur and Manjesh, a diploma student in Sullia.
According to the sources, the accused duo were involved in eve-teasing a minor girl and threatening her of uploading her nude (morphed) photo on social media. When the parents of the girl came to know of this, a complaint was lodged by them at Puttur Rural police station.
Following the complaint, the police registered a case under POCSO and arrested both the accused. Both the accused have been remanded judicial custody by the court.