MANGALURU: A man has been booked under the Pocso Act for sexually assaulting a schoolboy in Vittal police station limits on Wednesday.
According to police, the incident took place on Sunday. The accused, a daily wage earner, lured the boy with eatables, took him to an isolated place, and sexually assaulted him. The boy disclosed about the incident on Monday when he was unwell. A case has been registered, and the police are on the lookout for the accused.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect his privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)