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IDUKKI: Police have filed a case against a woman from Kattappana Upputhura after her eight-year-old daughter was severely beaten up by her friend.

First accused Upputhura Aneesh (34) confessed to the police that he beat her with the knowledge of her mother. Based on this, she was made the second accused.
The arrest is likely to happen very soon. The case was filed as per Juvennile Justice Act for not preventing assault and for not informing the authorities concerned.

The woman was living separated from her husband in a rented house. It is Aneesh who has been looking after her for the past one year. The woman’s elder daughter was beaten after she opposed his frequent visit to her mother.