Two booked for sexually harassing minor girl in UP

Two booked for sexually harassing minor girl in UP
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Muzaffarnagar: Two youths were booked for allegedly sexually harassing a minor girl in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said on Wednesday.

The accused have been identified as Monti and Sumit, they said.

The girl's father alleged in his complaint that Monti and Sumit sexually harassed his daughter while she was returning home from a shop in her village under Gharipukhta police station area, the police said.

On the basis of the complaint, a case was registered against the two youths under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on Tuesday, they said.