DAKSHINA KANNADA:  A woman passenger was allegedly sexually harassed by a 26-year-old bus cleaner in the Dakshina Kannada district,  police said.

The arrested person has been rcognised as Mohammad Imran, a resident of Kenjaru near Bajpe in Mangaluru.
The woman, who is a doctor by profession, reportedly lodged this to police at Ullal police station.

The woman was travelling from Bangalore to Mangaluru when the incident happened. The victim claims that the accused unzipped his pants in front of her. He also threatened her when she protested and said she would call the police.

A case has been filed under IPC Sections 151 (creating a disturbance in a public place) and 354 (whoever assaults or uses criminal force against any woman with the intent to violate her modesty or with knowledge that he is likely to violate her modesty by doing so).

Police subsequently conducted an inquiry and they registered a case against the accused under Sections 7 (sexual assault) and 8 (punishment for sexual assault)  and arrested him on Friday.

Further investigation is going on.

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