40-yr-old man jailed for sexually harassing teen

Over two years after a 40-year-old man sexually harassed a 13-year-old girl outside her house in June 2022, a local fast-track court has sentenced him to one-year rigorous imprisonment.

- Rajanbir Singh

CHANDIGARH:

The convict, Hari Shankar, a resident of Kishangarh village, Chandigarh, and originally hailing from Uttar Pradesh, was also fined ₹5,000 by fast-track special court judge Yashika.

As per case files, the minor girl, who was a student of Class 9 at that time, was at home on June 8, 2022, when she accidentally burnt her arm. She was sitting outside her house near the gate, nursing her arm, when the accused approached her.

Told 13-year-old he cannot live without her He used to work in a factory near the child's house, and asked the girl and her brother about the wound. He allegedly then told her that "he liked her and cannot live without her".