Mangaluru: Ullal station police on Monday, October 8, arrested the manager of a construction company on charges of sexually harassing a female employee at work place.

The arrested has been identified as Uppala resident Abdul Latif Khader (37). He is employed as a manager at a private construction company.

The female employee is employed at an under construction building in Kotekar.

It is said that the suspect entered the office of the company in the afternoon on October 8 when the girl was alone, sexually harassed and threatened her.

A case under column 341, 354(a), 354 and 506 has been registered against the arrested.