17-yr-old boy arrested for molesting minor girl

Coimbatore: A 17-year-old boy was arrested on Tuesday for sexually harassing a minor girl in the city.
The accused, a student in a private college, used to live near the house of the girl, a student of Class IX.
A few months ago, when the girl was filling water from a public tap near her house, the accused shot pictures of her on his phone.
He threatened her to speak to him or he would post her pictures on social media, said a police official.
Subsequently, he took her to a vacant site behind her house and attempted to molest her. But the girl fled from the spot, the official said.
A few days ago, the accused again compelled the girl to accompany him to an isolated location. The girl informed her parents, who in turn filed a complaint at Ramanathapuram all women police station.
Police arrested the boy under Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (Pocso) Act, Information Technology (IT) act and 506 (criminal intimidation) of IPC. He has been lodged at a juvenile home.