14-year-old girl repeatedly molested; CPI local leader arrested

ALLEPPEY: Local CPI leader arrested for molesting a minor girl. The police arrested CV Satheeshan who molested a 14-year-old Scheduled Caste girl. The 56-year-old accused is a CPI Cherthala South constituency committee member and former local secretary of Kuruppankulangara.

The accused was working as the president of the Scheduled Caste Co-operative Society. It is through this position that he gets acquainted with the abused girl. The complaint is that the accused used to take advantage of the relationship with the girl's family and abused her constantly. The girl revealed information about the harassment during school counseling. Then a complaint was lodged with the police and the accused was arrested. The accused was produced before the Cherthala court and remanded.