A 31-year-old man was arrested for lifting a minor and flinging her to the highway with none provocation in Manjeshwar on this district on Thursday, police stated.
The horrifying incident occurred this morning when the eight year-old woman was ready exterior the Madrassa for her uncle to choose up. The accused, Aboobacker Siddique, an area resident, was arrested later, police stated.
The incident got here to limelight after the CCTV visuals of the varsity have been examined by her kin when the shocked woman knowledgeable them that any person had hit her whereas standing on the roadside.
Within the visuals, which had gone viral on social media, the accused, Siddique, could possibly be seen strolling in direction of the woman, who was standing on the opposite facet of the highway, hitting her and violently lifting her earlier than throwing her on the bottom instantly.
He could possibly be seen strolling again as if nothing had occurred. The woman’s uncle stated she was completely shaken by the incident and even was not able to narrate something to the members of the family initially.
“She later stated any person hit her whereas standing on the roadside. Thus, I went again and examined the CCTV visuals and I used to be shocked seeing the footage,” he stated.
As there was large outcry on social media platforms and native channels began airing the visuals, the police took the accused into custody.
A police officer stated a case was registered beneath Indian Penal Code (IPC) 307 (try and homicide) and sections of The Safety of Kids from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and his arrest was recorded.
“The woman has no exterior accidents. She is now taken to a hospital in Mangalore for an in depth check-up,” he stated.