Congress councillor arrested for sexually abusing employee in work place

KANNUR: Kannur corporation councillor P V Krishna Kumar has been arrested in a sexual abuse case. Krishna Kumar, who was absconding was arrested by a team led by assistant commissioner P T K Ratnakumar, from Bengaluru.

An employee of the cooperative society filed a complaint on July 20 alleging that Krishna Kumar, Kannur Corporation Kizhunna Division Congress Councillor, sexually abused her in the workplace. She alleged that when the bank secretary and other employees went out, he tried to abuse her sexually.

The complaint was lodged to the city police commissioner and the women's commission. Krishna Kumar was absconding after the Edakkad police registered a case. Though the police tried to contact him via phone, it was switched off. He was Edakkad constituency president.