KANNUR: A case has been registered against a CPM branch secretary for trying to abuse an adivasi minor girl sexually. A case has been taken against CPM activist Mahesh Panicker of Cheruvancheri. He has been charged under POCSO act following the complaint of the girl.

Police said Mahesh tried to abuse the girl sexually under the cover of a pooja held in the house. Following the incident, Mahesh was ‘handled’ by the locals and he was later admitted at the Thalassery Cooperative Hospital.