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Protest planned in Kalaburagi over sexual assault on minor
The Sakal Hindu Samaj, a consortium of various organizations, has announced a mass protest in Kalaburagi on Tuesday against the sexual assault on a minor in Nandikur Tanda on the outskirts of Kalaburagi.
Members of the samaj Divya Hagaragi and Ramchandra Jadhav, addressing the press here on Sunday, said that the religious heads of various mutts, community leaders and several organizations will join the protest march from Jagat Circle to Deputy Commissioner's office.
Ms. Hagaragi urged citizens to unite for the 'safety of our daughters'.
She said that the accused, Waseem Shaikh, sexually assaulted the minor girl from Nandikur Tanda three weeks ago.
Later, the accused, along with his parents and relatives, barged into the victim's house and harassed the girl's parents using abusive language and even forced them to get their daughter married to Waseem Shaikh, she said.
A case has been lodged under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (PoCSO) Act at the Gulbarga University Police Station.
