Man arrested for sexually assaulting Dalit girl

ALAPPUZHA: A 58-year-old man has been arrested for sexually assaulting a Dalit girl. The arrested is Subhash Chandra Bose of Mannancherry. The incident happened on November 16. He carried the baby boy, who was sitting on the lap of his 12-year-old sister, and then pressed her body parts, on the pretext of cuddling the baby.

The girl informed this after reaching the child-friendly room of the Mannancherry police station along with her parents. The police immediately registered a case and subjected the child to a medical examination. Subhash Chandra Bose went into hiding after knowing about it. The accused was then caught by the police when he secretly reached his house in Ponnad today.