Children's Court rejects bail application

PANJIM: The Children's Court has rejected the bail application of the son of a Border Security Force Head Constable, New Delhi, who has been accused of indulging in unnatural sex with a minor boy.

Neeraj Mann, who is a trainee student of Hotel Management at Panjim and was staying at Bogmalo took an 8-year-old local boy, confined him and then after beating him, indulged in unnatural sex with the minor. The incident occurred on September 20, 2007 at 2.45 pm at Bogmalo.

This is the second time that the Court has rejected his bail application.

The counsel for the state, Public Prosecutor, Pratima Vernekar submitted that the punishment for the offence is harsh and there is every possibility that he would tamper evidence or even jump bail. Further, it was also submitted that the clothes of both the accused and victim have been forwarded to CFSL, Hyderabad and a report is awaited.

However, the counsel for the accused stated that Mann is a BSF Head Constable's son and has ancestral house and there is no question of jumping bail.