Mangaluru: A minor boy was sexually assaulted when he went to pick a parcel up at shop in Kalladka of Bantwala Taluk in the District Wednesday on October 5.
The accused has been identified as Mohammed Ashraf. The boy had come to take home a chicken parcel.
The accused it is alleged that the accused warned and threatened to kill the boy if he reported this to his family members.
According to sources, the boy visited the shop on the Vittala-Kalladka Road near the checkpoint at around 8.00 pm on Wednesday when the incident occurred. When the boy asked for a parcel, the accused asked him to pick up a plastic carry bag that was lying inside the shop and get inside the shop. When the boy went to get the carry bag, the accused came from behind, lifted him and took the boy away to a farm nearby and sexually assaulted him.
The accused who assaulted the boy, tried to repeat the act two months later. When the boy protested, he was assaulted.
On October 4, the minor boy stepped out of his home to buy milk from a shop nearby in Kalladka market. On his return, the accused forced the boy to come closer and when the boy refused, he was assaulted.
The boy escaped from the clutches of the accused and reached home. He reported the matter to his family members. A complaint has been filed in Bantwal police station in this regard.