Worker sentenced to 15-day RI for eve teasing

Srinagar, April 05: A local court today sentenced a non Kashmiri worker to 15-day rigorous imprisonment for eve teasing in Baramulla district.

The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 on Qudoos Ali Karami, a resident of Gorakhpatta in West Bengal.

Karami was arrested on the charges of eve teasing at Pattan, 27 kms from here, on Srinagar-Baramulla national highway, a police spokesman said.

Karami was arrested while making some “indecent gesture” to a girl, the spokesman said.

After registering a case under Section 294 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), Karami was produced in the court where he confessed his guilt, the spokesman said.

–Agencies