Mangaluru : A 21-year-old man, identified as Srikanth , a resident of Jangalpalli in Andhra Pradesh, has been arrested in connection with a Pocso case registered at Dharmasthala police station.
Srikanth allegedly sexually assaulted a minor girl between Sept and Nov 2025 and threatened her against disclosing the incident to anyone, according to the complaint. 23 under Sections 64(2)(m), 65(1) and 351(2) of BNS, and Sections 4(2) and 6 of the Pocso Act . 25. He was produced before the jurisdictional court, which remanded him to 15 days of judicial custody.
Stay updated with the latest Mangaluru news. The girl subsequently became pregnant and gave birth to a child. Dharmasthala police registered a case on Aug. After the case was registered, Srikanth allegedly attempted to flee. Dharmasthala PSI Samarth R. Ganiger, head constables Vrushabha and Mahesh, and police constable Charan Raj arrested Srikanth at Doddaballapur in Bengaluru on Aug. Here are more Raksha Bandhan wishes , Bhadra kaal and Shubh Muhurat from The Times of India. Download the TOI App.