Father arrested; government will take over children who were brutally beaten by their father

KANNUR: Father who brutally beat children in Cherupuzha arrested. The government will take care of the children who were beaten. The government has also announced that the children will be subjected to counselling. The Child Welfare Committee is taking over the children following government intervention. The decision was taken by Minister Veena George. Payyannur MLA TA Madhusudhanan also intervened in the incident. He clarified that the police have not made a lapse in the case.

The children are currently being kept at the father's sister's house. From there, they will be brought to Cherupuzha and taken over by the Child Welfare Committee as soon as the police procedures are completed. The Child Welfare Committee Chairperson has clarified that the children will be released to the mother only after conducting a detailed study.

Meanwhile, the mother's sister Anitha told the police that she had noticed that the children were beaten by their father before also. Anitha told the police that the father would pick them up when the children's mother went to work, and that he would beat the children and the mother as well, and would not allow the children to sleep or study. The Child Welfare Committee took action to protect the children following this.