Coimbatore, Sept 4: A 20-year-old painter has been arrested under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act for allegedly assaulting a girl near here for rejecting his proposal, police said on Friday. The painter Tamilselvan proposed to the 17-year-old girl, his neighbour and also a relative. She said she was only his friend not lover, the police said.
This angered him and he reportedly dashed her head against a wall and threatened to post her photos in the social media, they said. The girl fell unconscious and was hospitalised, they added.
Based on a complaint from the girl’s mother, the police arrested Tamilselvan and lodged him in prison.
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