Mangaluru: A man accused of the case of Pocso died after he jumped from the sixth floor of the courthouse here on Tuesday night.
The deceased is Raviraj, 31, Painter and the residents of it.
City Police Commissioner N Shashi Kumar said the incident occurred around 16:45.
Undullial, after completing the court procedure, fled the police hand and jumped from the sixth floor of the court, and surrendered to a severe head injury.
Police personnel, who were with him, tried their best to stop it, but failed.
The city police on Monday arrested Raviraj under the Pocso Law.
Raviraj has been accused of touching a little girl in a public place near Thokkottu on Monday afternoon.
He was arrested in a few hours after the incident, following the girl’s complaint.
The case under the IPC 224 was registered against Raviraj at the Ullal Police Station, said Shashi Kumar.
Lower jump on death from the courthouse
