Mangaluru, Dec 18 (PTI) A 25-year-old man, who allegedly misbehaved and sexually harassed a girl, was tied up and beaten up by her father and his two friends in Mulki here, police said.

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The youth had followed the girl on his motorbike on December 13 and behaved indecently with her.

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The girl's father and his friends, who tracked the accused, found him at the spot where the girl was harassed on Saturday. They allegedly tied him to a pole and beat him.

Police who arrived at the spot took him into custody.

A case has been registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against the accused on the complaint from the girl's parents. The accused also filed a complaint of assault with the police.

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