15-year-old held for molesting class 8 student in Greater Noida’s Bisrakh

Police said the girl got scared allegedly by the repeated threats made by the suspect and stopped going to school. A few days ago, the girl dialled child helpline number (1098) and narrated her ordeal.

A 15-year-old youth was apprehended on Sunday for allegedly harassing a class 8 student in a village under Bisrakh police station area. Police registered a case against the suspect for molestation and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

A member of a child helpline said that a team heard the matter and informed the district child welfare committee (CWC) about it. (Reuters File)

Manoj Kumar Pathak, station house officer, Bisrakh police station, said that the girl and the suspect are neighbours. Their families had some issues. The girl has accused the suspect of passing lewd comments against her,” Pathak said.

Police said the girl got scared allegedly by the repeated threats made by the suspect and stopped going to school. Pathak said a few days ago, the girl dialled child helpline number (1098) and narrated her ordeal.

Satya Prakash, senior manager, FXB Suraksha-childline, said that a team heard the matter and informed the district child welfare committee (CWC) about it.

“The girl had stopped going to school due to harassment. With CWC’s intervention, a case was registered against the suspect at Bisrakh police station,” he said. The Childline team also counselled the girl and extended support.

“He will be produced before the child welfare committee and sent to juvenile home,” the SP said.

In July 2018, a child was allegedly molested by lifeguard of a prominent school’s swimming pool in Greater Noida. Parents of the girl and other students had protested against the school administration, leading to the suspect’s arrest.

In September last year, a 24-year-old lift serviceman was arrested for allegedly trying to molest a 12-year-old girl in the lift of a high-rise in the Kasna area of Greater Noida.