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MANGALURU: The person accused of sexually abusing a three -year-old LKG girl was remanded to judicial custody for 15 days on Saturday, but police have made no arrests pertaining to the stone-pelting incident in which even some cops sustained injuries on Friday night.

 Police have arrested the accused under the provisions of The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) 2012, which was formulated in order to effectively address sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children.

 On Friday, tension prevailed in Ullal police station limits after a minor girl was allegedly abused by a school van driver.

 Police sources said that medical reports confirmed that the girl was sexually assaulted by the accused.

 The accused Madhukar Shetty is a resident of Madoor. He was arrested as soon as the police received the compliant from the girl’s parents.

 After the arrest, some public gathered in the area and started pelting stones. Police had to resort to caning to disperse the mob.

 The mob did not even spare police and their vehicles, and a couple of other vehicles bore the brunt of the attack. Though the situation could have flared up, police showed restraint in controlling the situation and dispersed the mob which had gathered inside a religious place after talks.

 Police said the girl, who was dropped last, complained that the driver misbehaved with her. This happened at 12.30pm. The girl was studying in a private nursery near Thokkottu. The school is run by a retired ADGO of police. Initially, the school authorities denied the allegations. What started the trouble was rumours floating that the police were protecting the accused and were not allowing them to see the girl, who was at a Thokkottu hospital.

 A senior police official said a minor victim is allowed to be seen only by woman police personnel and even he did not have the right to see the girl.

 Meanwhile, the education department officials visited the school and will send the report to the state government recommending action. The Child Welfare Committee is also contemplating action against the management. They will be calling the school authorities on Wednesday for their version and decide on the next course of action.