Date:16/05/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/16/stories/2008051660970300.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

Teenager arrested for harassing girl

Staff Reporter

BANGALORE: A 15-year-old boy allegedly molested the seven-year-old daughter of a domestic in Mico Layout police station limits on Thursday. The police have taken up a case against the boy under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act.

The girl would accompany her mother to the adjacent paying guest accommodation and the boy spotted her alone on Thursday and took her to a room on the third floor of the PG accommodation. This was seen by the girl’s younger sister. The girl started screaming, which drew her parents to the room.

Killed in accident

A 7-year-old boy was killed after he was hit by a motorcycle near Channasandra on Uttarahalli Main Road on Wednesday. The police said the incident occurred when the victim, Ravi, was returning home at Channasandra from his uncle’s house. Ravi died on the way to a hospital.

Jitendra Singh, 25, a mason was killed after he was hit by a lorry near Jayadeva Hospital on Bannerghatta Road on Wednesday. The police said he was going home in Palace Guttahalli on his motorcycle. He died at a hospital. The lorry driver abandoned his vehicle and fled the spot, the police said.