Jalandhar, Oct. 25 -- The Jalandhar (rural) police have added sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act to the first information report (FIR) against sub-inspector Bhushan Kumar, the suspended Phillaur station house officer (SHO), who was booked for alleged inappropriate behaviour and making sexual advances towards the mother of a minor rape victim 10 days ago.

The case was initially registered on October 14 under Section 74(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (physical contact and advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures), Section 67(d) of the Punjab Police Act (sexual harassment in the course of duty), and relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act at the Phillaur police station....