Bengaluru police constable held in POCSO case after boy alleges sexual harassment

Bengaluru police (file image)

A police constable was arrested in a POCSO case after a first-year pre-university student alleged sexual harassment, police said on Saturday.

The constable was posted with R T Nagar police station here, they said.

The incident occurred at Freedom Park here recently where the constable was deployed on duty, police said.

According to police, the matter came to light after a boy approached the Upparpet police station alleging sexual harassment by the constable.

An FIR has been registered against the constable under the sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act following the complaint by the minor boy, a senior police officer said.

The accused constable was arrested, police said, adding that they are investigating the case.