THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Police arrested a person who abused his daughter studying in the fifth standard. The arrest was registered under the POCSO Act.
The incident is in Neyyattinkara. As per the police sources, the child told the school authority about her father’s abuse. Following this, the school authority passed on the details to child welfare council activists. It has also been reported that a friend of the accused also abused the child.
Earlier, the relatives approached the police several times with complaints regarding the father’s abuse towards the child. The relatives alleged that there was no adequate action from the police.