KOLLAM: A driver has been arrested for abducting a 15-year-old girl in his lorry and sexually abusing her. He has been identified as Pramod (37) of Eroor. The incident happened on the night of March 8.
The girl had left her house to watch the festival in a nearby temple. The accused abducted her from near the Vilakudi grama panchayat office. He later took her to Sasthamcotta, Muthuppilakad and Vanjimukku areas and abused her sexually.
He later dropped her at Vilakudi part on March 9 early morning. Charges including POCSO has been imposed against Pramod. He was produced in the court and remanded.