A special court here has sent two persons to judicial custody for allegedly sexually harassing and blackmailing a 15-year-old girl.
The two accused, Shehzad and Amir, surrendered before the court yesterday and were sent to custody till March 6.
The duo had sexually harassed the girl in January at Kawal village in the district and also made a video of the crime with which they blackmailed her, Jansath police station SHO Amar Deep said.
A case had been registered but the accused had been absconding. They surrendered yesterday under pressure from police, the SHO said.
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