The Nelamangala police have registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO), Act, 2012 and for rape, against a man for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl for the last six years, including when she was a minor.
The accused, identified as Shivakumar Hosalli, 25, from Bidar, reportedly met the girl and her family in Udupi during a programme organised by a Hindutva outfit in 2018.
According to the police, the accused, who worked at a private firm in Chickpet, later met the girl while she was alone at home and allegedly sexually assaulted her in 2018, when she was still a minor.
