BHOPAL: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly being stalked and molested by a 20-year-old neighbour in
Ashoka Garden
locality for the past two years. When the accused misbehaved with her and
family members
on Friday evening, the survivor and her family reported the matter to Ashoka Garden police.
Acting on her complaint police registered a molestation case against the accused under relevant sections of
IPC
and POCSO Act and started investigations.
Investigation officer SI Yogita Jain said that the survivor, 15, a resident of Ashoka Garden area, is a student of class 8. She stated in her complaint that the accused Ayan Khan, 22, resided in her neighbourhood till January and then shifted to
Jehangirabad
area. He had been stalking and harassing her for the past two years. She ignored his acts being a neighbour but the accused became bold with time. He pressurised her to talk to him.
SI Jain said that on Friday evening when the survivor was standing out of her house, she spotted the accused Ayan standing outside her house and staring at her. He made obscene gestures on her after which she revealed the matter to her family. When her family members went out to counsel the accused, he misbehaved with them and threatened them. Subsequently the matter was reported to police. No arrest has been made in the case yet.